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#CDC1AC

Oat · light warm orange

About #CDC1AC

With the hex code #CDC1AC, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 76% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Oat — a ΔE of 6.5 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACB8CD, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.82:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red205
Green193
Blue172

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.2
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #CDC1AC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #CDC1AC.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #CDC1AC.
11.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDC1AC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDC1AC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7C0AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC4AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3BDBB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDC1AC?

With the hex code #CDC1AC, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 76% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDC1AC?

Use black text. Black on #CDC1AC has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDC1AC?

Its complementary colour is #ACB8CD, and analogous partners are #CDB1AC and #C9CDAC.