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#CFCDAC

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #CFCDAC

#CFCDAC is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 80% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 17% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.6); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ACAECF — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CFCDAC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.98:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green205
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #CFCDAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFCDAC.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFCDAC.
12.98:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFCDAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3CAAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4CCAD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5C8C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFCDAC?

#CFCDAC is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 80% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 17% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFCDAC?

Use black text. Black on #CFCDAC has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFCDAC?

Its complementary colour is #ACAECF, and analogous partners are #CFBBAC and #C0CFAC.