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#CBCCAF

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #CBCCAF

With the hex code #CBCCAF, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 80% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% 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 5.4 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B0AFCC, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.80:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green204
Blue175

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #CBCCAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CBCCAF.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CBCCAF.
12.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CBCCAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1C9AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CAB0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFC8C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBCCAF?

With the hex code #CBCCAF, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 80% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBCCAF?

Use black text. Black on #CBCCAF has a contrast ratio of 12.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBCCAF?

Its complementary colour is #B0AFCC, and analogous partners are #CCBFAF and #BDCCAF.