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#CBCAA2

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #CBCAA2

With the hex code #CBCAA2, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 79% 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 9.9 — followed by Sand. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A2A3CB, 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 12.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green202
Blue162

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.9
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 10.2
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #CBCAA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CBCAA2.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CBCAA2.
12.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBCAA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBCAA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1C7A0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2C9A3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1C5BF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBCAA2?

With the hex code #CBCAA2, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 79% 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 #CBCAA2?

Use black text. Black on #CBCAA2 has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBCAA2?

Its complementary colour is #A2A3CB, and analogous partners are #CBB5A2 and #B8CBA2.