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#CDCDB2

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #CDCDB2

With the hex code #CDCDB2, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 80% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% 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 5.5 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B2B2CD, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.97:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green205
Blue178

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #CDCDB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDCDB2.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDCDB2.
12.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDCDB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDCDB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CBB0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3CCB3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1C9C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDCDB2?

With the hex code #CDCDB2, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 80% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDCDB2?

Use black text. Black on #CDCDB2 has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDCDB2?

Its complementary colour is #B2B2CD, and analogous partners are #CDC0B2 and #C0CDB2.