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#CDC2AC

Oat · light warm orange

About #CDC2AC

#CDC2AC is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 76% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 6.4), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACB7CD (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 11.91:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green194
Blue172

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.7
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #CDC2AC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #CDC2AC.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #CDC2AC.
11.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDC2AC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDC2AC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8C1AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC4AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3BEBC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDC2AC?

#CDC2AC is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 76% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDC2AC?

Use black text. Black on #CDC2AC has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDC2AC?

Its complementary colour is #ACB7CD, and analogous partners are #CDB2AC and #C8CDAC.