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#CDCBA2

Sand · light warm yellow

About #CDCBA2

With the hex code #CDCBA2, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 80% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 21% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Sand — a ΔE of 9.6 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A2A4CD, 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 12.66:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green203
Blue162

Closest named colours

Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 9.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.6
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #CDCBA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sand #CDCBA2.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sand #CDCBA2.
12.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDCBA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDCBA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2C89F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4CAA3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4C5C0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDCBA2?

With the hex code #CDCBA2, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 80% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 21% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDCBA2?

Use black text. Black on #CDCBA2 has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDCBA2?

Its complementary colour is #A2A4CD, and analogous partners are #CDB5A2 and #BACDA2.