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#CDCCB0

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #CDCCB0

With the hex code #CDCCB0, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 80% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% 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 5.8 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B0B1CD, 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 12.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green204
Blue176

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #CDCCB0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDCCB0.
1.63:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDCCB0.
12.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDCCB0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDCCB0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CAAE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CBB1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2C8C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDCCB0?

With the hex code #CDCCB0, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 80% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDCCB0?

Use black text. Black on #CDCCB0 has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDCCB0?

Its complementary colour is #B0B1CD, and analogous partners are #CDBEB0 and #C0CDB0.