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#CFBEAA

Oat · light warm orange

About #CFBEAA

With the hex code #CFBEAA, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 75% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 18% 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 7.4 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AABBCF, 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 11.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red207
Green190
Blue170

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.0
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.1

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

Text on #CFBEAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #CFBEAA.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #CFBEAA.
11.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFBEAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4BEA9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C2AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6BAB8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFBEAA?

With the hex code #CFBEAA, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 75% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFBEAA?

Use black text. Black on #CFBEAA has a contrast ratio of 11.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFBEAA?

Its complementary colour is #AABBCF, and analogous partners are #CFACAA and #CECFAA.