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#CDCEAE

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #CDCEAE

With the hex code #CDCEAE, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 81% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 6.5 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AFAECE, 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 13.04:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green206
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #CDCEAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDCEAE.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDCEAE.
13.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDCEAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4CBAC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4CCAF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2CAC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDCEAE?

With the hex code #CDCEAE, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 81% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDCEAE?

Use black text. Black on #CDCEAE has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDCEAE?

Its complementary colour is #AFAECE, and analogous partners are #CEBFAE and #BDCEAE.