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#CDC7B2

Oat · light warm yellow

About #CDC7B2

With the hex code #CDC7B2, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 78% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% 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 5.3 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B2B8CD, 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 12.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green199
Blue178

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.3
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.6

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

Text on #CDC7B2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #CDC7B2.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #CDC7B2.
12.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDC7B2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDC7B2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC6B1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC8B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2C4C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDC7B2?

With the hex code #CDC7B2, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 78% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDC7B2?

Use black text. Black on #CDC7B2 has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDC7B2?

Its complementary colour is #B2B8CD, and analogous partners are #CDB9B2 and #C6CDB2.