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#CBCCB8

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #CBCCB8

With the hex code #CBCCB8, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 80% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% 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 5.2 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B9B8CC, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green204
Blue184

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.1

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

Text on #CBCCB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CBCCB8.
1.63:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CBCCB8.
12.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBCCB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBCCB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CAB7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0CBB9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEC9C6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBCCB8?

With the hex code #CBCCB8, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 80% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBCCB8?

Use black text. Black on #CBCCB8 has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBCCB8?

Its complementary colour is #B9B8CC, and analogous partners are #CCC3B8 and #C1CCB8.