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#CECFB8

Light Sage · very light warm yellow

About #CECFB8

With the hex code #CECFB8, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 81% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% 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 5.4 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B9B8CF, a thistle 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 13.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green207
Blue184

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.9

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

Text on #CECFB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CECFB8.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CECFB8.
13.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CECFB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CECFB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3CDB7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3CEB9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2CCC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CECFB8?

With the hex code #CECFB8, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 81% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CECFB8?

Use black text. Black on #CECFB8 has a contrast ratio of 13.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CECFB8?

Its complementary colour is #B9B8CF, and analogous partners are #CFC4B8 and #C3CFB8.