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#CDCCAC

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #CDCCAC

#CDCCAC is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 80% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.9); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ACADCD — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDCCAC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green204
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #CDCCAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDCCAC.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDCCAC.
12.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDCCAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2C9AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3CBAD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2C8C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDCCAC?

#CDCCAC is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 80% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDCCAC?

Use black text. Black on #CDCCAC has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDCCAC?

Its complementary colour is #ACADCD, and analogous partners are #CDBCAC and #BECDAC.