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#CFD2A8

Light Sage · very light warm yellow

About #CFD2A8

With the hex code #CFD2A8, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 82% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 10.7 — followed by Sand. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ABA8D2, a lilac 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 13.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green210
Blue168

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.7
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 11.3
Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #CFD2A8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFD2A8.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFD2A8.
13.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFD2A8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFD2A8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9CEA5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9CFAA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5CDC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFD2A8?

With the hex code #CFD2A8, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 82% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFD2A8?

Use black text. Black on #CFD2A8 has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFD2A8?

Its complementary colour is #ABA8D2, and analogous partners are #D2C0A8 and #BAD2A8.