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#CFCFAA

Light Sage · very light warm yellow

About #CFCFAA

#CFCFAA is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 81% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.7); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AAAACF — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CFCFAA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.16:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green207
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.3
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #CFCFAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFCFAA.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFCFAA.
13.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFCFAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6CCA8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6CDAB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5CAC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFCFAA?

#CFCFAA is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 81% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFCFAA?

Use black text. Black on #CFCFAA has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFCFAA?

Its complementary colour is #AAAACF, and analogous partners are #CFBDAA and #BDCFAA.