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#CCC4AE

Oat · light warm orange

About #CCC4AE

#CCC4AE is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 77% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 6.1), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AEB6CC (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.07:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green196
Blue174

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #CCC4AE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #CCC4AE.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #CCC4AE.
12.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCC4AE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCC4AE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9C3AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC5AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1C0BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCC4AE?

#CCC4AE is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 77% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CCC4AE?

Use black text. Black on #CCC4AE has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCC4AE?

Its complementary colour is #AEB6CC, and analogous partners are #CCB5AE and #C5CCAE.