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#CECAAE

Oat · light warm yellow

About #CECAAE

With the hex code #CECAAE, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 79% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Oat — a ΔE of 6.6 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AEB2CE, 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 12.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green202
Blue174

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #CECAAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #CECAAE.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #CECAAE.
12.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CECAAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0C8AC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1CAAF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3C6C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CECAAE?

With the hex code #CECAAE, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 79% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CECAAE?

Use black text. Black on #CECAAE has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CECAAE?

Its complementary colour is #AEB2CE, and analogous partners are #CEBAAE and #C2CEAE.