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#CECCB2

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #CECCB2

With the hex code #CECCB2, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 80% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% 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 5.9 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B2B4CE, 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 12.90:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green204
Blue178

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.9

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

Text on #CECCB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CECCB2.
1.63:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CECCB2.
12.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CECCB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CECCB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CAB1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CBB3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3C8C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CECCB2?

With the hex code #CECCB2, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 80% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CECCB2?

Use black text. Black on #CECCB2 has a contrast ratio of 12.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CECCB2?

Its complementary colour is #B2B4CE, and analogous partners are #CEBEB2 and #C2CEB2.