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#CFCAAB

Oat · light warm yellow

About #CFCAAB

#CFCAAB is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 79% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 17% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 7.5), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABB0CF (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red207
Green202
Blue171

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #CFCAAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #CFCAAB.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #CFCAAB.
12.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFCAAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0C8A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CAAC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5C5C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFCAAB?

#CFCAAB is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 79% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 17% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFCAAB?

Use black text. Black on #CFCAAB has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFCAAB?

Its complementary colour is #ABB0CF, and analogous partners are #CFB8AB and #C2CFAB.