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#CFCBAA

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #CFCBAA

#CFCBAA is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 80% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.0), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AAAECF (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green203
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.4
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #CFCBAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFCBAA.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFCBAA.
12.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFCBAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2C9A8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3CBAB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5C6C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFCBAA?

#CFCBAA is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 80% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFCBAA?

Use black text. Black on #CFCBAA has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFCBAA?

Its complementary colour is #AAAECF, and analogous partners are #CFB9AA and #C1CFAA.