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#CCCDB4

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #CCCDB4

#CCCDB4 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 80% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.9), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B5B4CD (thistle), 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 12.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green205
Blue180

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.0

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

Text on #CCCDB4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCCDB4.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCCDB4.
12.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCCDB4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCCDB4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CBB3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CCB5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0CAC6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCCDB4?

#CCCDB4 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 80% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CCCDB4?

Use black text. Black on #CCCDB4 has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCCDB4?

Its complementary colour is #B5B4CD, and analogous partners are #CDC1B4 and #C0CDB4.