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#CCCABA

Oat · light warm yellow

About #CCCABA

#CCCABA is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 79% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 5.8), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BABCCC (silver), 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 12.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green202
Blue186

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.1

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

Text on #CCCABA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #CCCABA.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #CCCABA.
12.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CCCABA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDC9B9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CECABA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFC8C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCCABA?

#CCCABA is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 79% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CCCABA?

Use black text. Black on #CCCABA has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCCABA?

Its complementary colour is #BABCCC, and analogous partners are #CCC1BA and #C5CCBA.