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#CDC5B2

Oat · light warm orange

About #CDC5B2

#CDC5B2 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 77% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 5.5), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B2BACD (silver), 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 12.23:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green197
Blue178

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.0

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

Text on #CDC5B2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #CDC5B2.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #CDC5B2.
12.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDC5B2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDC5B2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC4B1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC6B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2C2C0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDC5B2?

#CDC5B2 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 77% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDC5B2?

Use black text. Black on #CDC5B2 has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDC5B2?

Its complementary colour is #B2BACD, and analogous partners are #CDB8B2 and #C8CDB2.