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#CFBFAC

Oat · light warm orange

About #CFBFAC

With the hex code #CFBFAC, 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, 17% 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 7.1 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACBCCF, 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 11.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red207
Green191
Blue172

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.8
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #CFBFAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #CFBFAC.
1.79:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #CFBFAC.
11.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFBFAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5BFAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C3AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6BBBA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFBFAC?

With the hex code #CFBFAC, 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, 17% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFBFAC?

Use black text. Black on #CFBFAC has a contrast ratio of 11.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFBFAC?

Its complementary colour is #ACBCCF, and analogous partners are #CFAEAC and #CECFAC.