#D2D2AD
Light Sage · very light warm yellow
About #D2D2AD
#D2D2AD is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 82% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% 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 9.1); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ADADD2 — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D2D2AD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.56:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #D2D2AD
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #D2D2AD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D2D2AD?
#D2D2AD is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 82% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #D2D2AD?
Use black text. Black on #D2D2AD has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D2D2AD?
Its complementary colour is #ADADD2, and analogous partners are #D2C0AD and #C0D2AD.