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#CDBFAC

Oat · light warm orange

About #CDBFAC

#CDBFAC is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 7.1), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACBACD (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 11.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green191
Blue172

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.4
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #CDBFAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #CDBFAC.
1.80:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #CDBFAC.
11.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDBFAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5BFAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C2AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3BBBA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDBFAC?

#CDBFAC is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDBFAC?

Use black text. Black on #CDBFAC has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDBFAC?

Its complementary colour is #ACBACD, and analogous partners are #CDAFAC and #CBCDAC.