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#CFC0AA

Oat · light warm orange

About #CFC0AA

#CFC0AA is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 75% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 6.9); Khaki comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AAB9CF — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CFC0AA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.77:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green192
Blue170

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.9
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 7.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #CFC0AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #CFC0AA.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #CFC0AA.
11.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFC0AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFC0AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6C0A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC3AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6BCBA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFC0AA?

#CFC0AA is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 75% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFC0AA?

Use black text. Black on #CFC0AA has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFC0AA?

Its complementary colour is #AAB9CF, and analogous partners are #CFAEAA and #CCCFAA.