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#D2CEA2

Sand · very light warm yellow

About #D2CEA2

#D2CEA2 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 81% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 23% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Sand (ΔE 8.3); Wheat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A2A6D2 — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D2CEA2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red210
Green206
Blue162

Closest named colours

Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 8.3
Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 10.3
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #D2CEA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sand #D2CEA2.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sand #D2CEA2.
13.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2CEA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2CEA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6CB9F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8CDA4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9C8C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2CEA2?

#D2CEA2 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 81% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 23% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2CEA2?

Use black text. Black on #D2CEA2 has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2CEA2?

Its complementary colour is #A2A6D2, and analogous partners are #D2B6A2 and #BED2A2.