#CDCFAC
Light Sage · very light warm yellow
About #CDCFAC
#CDCFAC is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 81% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.5); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AEACCF — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CDCFAC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDCFAC?
#CDCFAC is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 81% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #CDCFAC?
Use black text. Black on #CDCFAC has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDCFAC?
Its complementary colour is #AEACCF, and analogous partners are #CFC0AC and #BBCFAC.