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#CACBA2

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #CACBA2

With the hex code #CACBA2, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 80% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 10.0 — followed by Sand. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A3A2CB, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.58:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red202
Green203
Blue162

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.0
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 10.8
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 12.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #CACBA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CACBA2.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CACBA2.
12.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CACBA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CACBA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2C79F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3C9A3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0C6C0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CACBA2?

With the hex code #CACBA2, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 80% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CACBA2?

Use black text. Black on #CACBA2 has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CACBA2?

Its complementary colour is #A3A2CB, and analogous partners are #CBB8A2 and #B5CBA2.