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#CACCB2

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #CACCB2

#CACCB2 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 80% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.5); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B4B2CC — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CACCB2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red202
Green204
Blue178

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #CACCB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CACCB2.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CACCB2.
12.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CACCB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CACCB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1C9B1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1CAB3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEC9C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CACCB2?

#CACCB2 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 80% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CACCB2?

Use black text. Black on #CACCB2 has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CACCB2?

Its complementary colour is #B4B2CC, and analogous partners are #CCC1B2 and #BDCCB2.