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#CDCCB2

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #CDCCB2

#CDCCB2 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 80% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.6); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B2B3CD — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDCCB2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green204
Blue178

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.1

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

Text on #CDCCB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDCCB2.
1.63:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDCCB2.
12.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDCCB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDCCB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CAB1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CBB3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1C8C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDCCB2?

#CDCCB2 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 80% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDCCB2?

Use black text. Black on #CDCCB2 has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDCCB2?

Its complementary colour is #B2B3CD, and analogous partners are #CDBFB2 and #C1CDB2.