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#CDCFAA

Light Sage · very light warm yellow

About #CDCFAA

With the hex code #CDCFAA, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 81% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 8.3 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACAACF, a lilac shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green207
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.7
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #CDCFAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDCFAA.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDCFAA.
13.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDCFAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5CBA8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6CDAB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2CAC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDCFAA?

With the hex code #CDCFAA, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 81% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDCFAA?

Use black text. Black on #CDCFAA has a contrast ratio of 13.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDCFAA?

Its complementary colour is #ACAACF, and analogous partners are #CFBFAA and #BBCFAA.