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#CDC4AC

Oat · light warm orange

About #CDC4AC

With the hex code #CDC4AC, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 77% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% 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 6.2 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACB5CD, 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 12.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red205
Green196
Blue172

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.0
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #CDC4AC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #CDC4AC.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #CDC4AC.
12.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDC4AC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDC4AC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC3AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC6AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3C0BD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDC4AC?

With the hex code #CDC4AC, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 77% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDC4AC?

Use black text. Black on #CDC4AC has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDC4AC?

Its complementary colour is #ACB5CD, and analogous partners are #CDB4AC and #C6CDAC.