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#CFCDAA

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #CFCDAA

With the hex code #CFCDAA, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 80% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% 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 #AAACCF, 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 12.97:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green205
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.3
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #CFCDAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFCDAA.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFCDAA.
12.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFCDAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4CAA8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5CCAB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5C8C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFCDAA?

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

›What text colour should I use on #CFCDAA?

Use black text. Black on #CFCDAA has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFCDAA?

Its complementary colour is #AAACCF, and analogous partners are #CFBBAA and #BFCFAA.