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#CDCBAC

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #CDCBAC

#CDCBAC is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 80% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.8), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACAECD (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 12.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green203
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #CDCBAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDCBAC.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDCBAC.
12.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDCBAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1C8AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CAAD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2C7C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDCBAC?

#CDCBAC is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 80% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDCBAC?

Use black text. Black on #CDCBAC has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDCBAC?

Its complementary colour is #ACAECD, and analogous partners are #CDBBAC and #BFCDAC.