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#CFCFAE

Light Sage · very light warm yellow

About #CFCFAE

With the hex code #CFCFAE, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 81% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% 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 7.3 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AEAECF, a dusty blue 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 13.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green207
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #CFCFAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFCFAE.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFCFAE.
13.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFCFAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5CCAC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6CEAF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4CBC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFCFAE?

With the hex code #CFCFAE, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 81% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFCFAE?

Use black text. Black on #CFCFAE has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFCFAE?

Its complementary colour is #AEAECF, and analogous partners are #CFBFAE and #BFCFAE.