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#CBCDA8

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #CBCDA8

With the hex code #CBCDA8, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 80% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% 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 8.1 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AAA8CD, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green205
Blue168

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.9
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #CBCDA8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CBCDA8.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CBCDA8.
12.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBCDA8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBCDA8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3C9A6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4CBA9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0C8C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBCDA8?

With the hex code #CBCDA8, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 80% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBCDA8?

Use black text. Black on #CBCDA8 has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBCDA8?

Its complementary colour is #AAA8CD, and analogous partners are #CDBDA8 and #B9CDA8.