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#CFC8B6

Oat · light warm orange

About #CFC8B6

#CFC8B6 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 78% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 4.8), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B6BDCF (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.59:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green200
Blue182

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.0

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

Text on #CFC8B6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #CFC8B6.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #CFC8B6.
12.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFC8B6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFC8B6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC7B5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC9B7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4C5C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFC8B6?

#CFC8B6 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 78% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFC8B6?

Use black text. Black on #CFC8B6 has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFC8B6?

Its complementary colour is #B6BDCF, and analogous partners are #CFBBB6 and #CACFB6.