#CDCAB8
Oat · light warm yellow
About #CDCAB8
With the hex code #CDCAB8, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 79% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% 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 Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B8BBCD, a silver shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.74:1 (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 #CDCAB8?
With the hex code #CDCAB8, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 79% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #CDCAB8?
Use black text. Black on #CDCAB8 has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDCAB8?
Its complementary colour is #B8BBCD, and analogous partners are #CDBFB8 and #C6CDB8.