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#D1D2AA

Light Sage · very light warm yellow

About #D1D2AA

#D1D2AA is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 82% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 10.1), with Sand the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABAAD2 (lilac), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red209
Green210
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.1
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 10.9
Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #D1D2AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D1D2AA.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D1D2AA.
13.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1D2AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1D2AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9CEA8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D0AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7CDC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1D2AA?

#D1D2AA is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 82% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D1D2AA?

Use black text. Black on #D1D2AA has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1D2AA?

Its complementary colour is #ABAAD2, and analogous partners are #D2BFAA and #BDD2AA.