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#CFD2AD

Light Sage · very light warm yellow

About #CFD2AD

#CFD2AD is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 82% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.5); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B0ADD2 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CFD2AD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red207
Green210
Blue173

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #CFD2AD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFD2AD.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFD2AD.
13.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFD2AD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFD2AD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8CEAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D0AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4CDC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFD2AD?

#CFD2AD is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 82% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFD2AD?

Use black text. Black on #CFD2AD has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFD2AD?

Its complementary colour is #B0ADD2, and analogous partners are #D2C3AD and #BDD2AD.