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#CDCDAC

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #CDCDAC

With the hex code #CDCDAC, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 80% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% 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 7.0 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACACCD, 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 12.92:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green205
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #CDCDAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDCDAC.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDCDAC.
12.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDCDAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3CAAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4CCAD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2C9C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDCDAC?

With the hex code #CDCDAC, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 80% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDCDAC?

Use black text. Black on #CDCDAC has a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDCDAC?

Its complementary colour is #ACACCD, and analogous partners are #CDBDAC and #BDCDAC.