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#CDC4AA

Oat · light warm orange

About #CDC4AA

#CDC4AA is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 77% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 6.7), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AAB3CD (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 12.07:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green196
Blue170

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.1
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #CDC4AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #CDC4AA.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #CDC4AA.
12.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDC4AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDC4AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC3A8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDC5AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3C0BD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDC4AA?

#CDC4AA is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 77% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDC4AA?

Use black text. Black on #CDC4AA has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDC4AA?

Its complementary colour is #AAB3CD, and analogous partners are #CDB3AA and #C5CDAA.