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#CBCAAF

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #CBCAAF

#CBCAAF is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 79% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.4), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AFB0CB (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green202
Blue175

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #CBCAAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CBCAAF.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CBCAAF.
12.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CBCAAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFC8AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0C9B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0C6C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBCAAF?

#CBCAAF is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 79% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CBCAAF?

Use black text. Black on #CBCAAF has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBCAAF?

Its complementary colour is #AFB0CB, and analogous partners are #CBBCAF and #BECBAF.