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#CDCAAC

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #CDCAAC

With the hex code #CDCAAC, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 79% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% 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 6.7 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACAFCD, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green202
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #CDCAAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDCAAC.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDCAAC.
12.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDCAAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0C8AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1CAAD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2C6C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDCAAC?

With the hex code #CDCAAC, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 79% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDCAAC?

Use black text. Black on #CDCAAC has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDCAAC?

Its complementary colour is #ACAFCD, and analogous partners are #CDBAAC and #C0CDAC.