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#CCCDBD

Oat · light warm yellow

About #CCCDBD

#CCCDBD is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 80% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 6.2), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BEBDCD (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 13.03:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red204
Green205
Blue189

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.6

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

Text on #CCCDBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #CCCDBD.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #CCCDBD.
13.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CCCDBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CBBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0CCBE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CECBC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCCDBD?

#CCCDBD is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 80% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CCCDBD?

Use black text. Black on #CCCDBD has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCCDBD?

Its complementary colour is #BEBDCD, and analogous partners are #CDC6BD and #C4CDBD.