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#CACCAA

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #CACCAA

With the hex code #CACCAA, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 80% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 6.8 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACAACC, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red202
Green204
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #CACCAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CACCAA.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CACCAA.
12.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CACCAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2C9A8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CAAB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFC8C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CACCAA?

With the hex code #CACCAA, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 80% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CACCAA?

Use black text. Black on #CACCAA has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CACCAA?

Its complementary colour is #ACAACC, and analogous partners are #CCBDAA and #B9CCAA.