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#D2D2AB

Light Sage · very light warm yellow

About #D2D2AB

With the hex code #D2D2AB, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 82% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% 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 9.9 — followed by Sand. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ABABD2, a periwinkle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red210
Green210
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.9
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 10.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #D2D2AB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D2D2AB.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D2D2AB.
13.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2D2AB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2D2AB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9CFA9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAD0AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8CDC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2D2AB?

With the hex code #D2D2AB, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 82% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2D2AB?

Use black text. Black on #D2D2AB has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2D2AB?

Its complementary colour is #ABABD2, and analogous partners are #D2BFAB and #BFD2AB.