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#CFCAAA

Oat · light warm yellow

About #CFCAAA

With the hex code #CFCAAA, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 79% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% 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 8.0 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AAAFCF, 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 12.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green202
Blue170

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.0
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.0
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #CFCAAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #CFCAAA.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #CFCAAA.
12.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFCAAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1C8A8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CAAB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5C5C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFCAAA?

With the hex code #CFCAAA, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 79% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFCAAA?

Use black text. Black on #CFCAAA has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFCAAA?

Its complementary colour is #AAAFCF, and analogous partners are #CFB8AA and #C2CFAA.