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#CFC0AE

Oat · light warm orange

About #CFC0AE

With the hex code #CFC0AE, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 75% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% 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 6.7 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AEBDCF, 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 11.80:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red207
Green192
Blue174

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #CFC0AE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #CFC0AE.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #CFC0AE.
11.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFC0AE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFC0AE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6C0AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C4AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5BCBB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFC0AE?

With the hex code #CFC0AE, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 75% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFC0AE?

Use black text. Black on #CFC0AE has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFC0AE?

Its complementary colour is #AEBDCF, and analogous partners are #CFB0AE and #CDCFAE.