#CDC8B7
Oat · light warm yellow
About #CDC8B7
With the hex code #CDC8B7, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 78% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% 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 5.4 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B7BCCD, a silver shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDC8B7?
With the hex code #CDC8B7, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 78% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #CDC8B7?
Use black text. Black on #CDC8B7 has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDC8B7?
Its complementary colour is #B7BCCD, and analogous partners are #CDBDB7 and #C7CDB7.