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#CCCEAE

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #CCCEAE

#CCCEAE is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 81% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.2); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B0AECE — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CCCEAE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 13.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green206
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #CCCEAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCCEAE.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCCEAE.
13.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CCCEAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4CBAC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4CCAF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1CAC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCCEAE?

#CCCEAE is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 81% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CCCEAE?

Use black text. Black on #CCCEAE has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCCEAE?

Its complementary colour is #B0AECE, and analogous partners are #CEC0AE and #BCCEAE.