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#CCCAA8

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #CCCAA8

#CCCAA8 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 79% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 18% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.7), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A8AACC (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.58:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green202
Blue168

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.3
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #CCCAA8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCCAA8.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCCAA8.
12.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCCAA8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCCAA8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0C7A6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1C9A9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2C5C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCCAA8?

#CCCAA8 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 79% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 18% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CCCAA8?

Use black text. Black on #CCCAA8 has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCCAA8?

Its complementary colour is #A8AACC, and analogous partners are #CCB8A8 and #BCCCA8.