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#CFCAB7

Oat · light warm yellow

About #CFCAB7

#CFCAB7 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 79% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 4.6), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B7BCCF (silver), 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 — 12.79:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green202
Blue183

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.3

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

Text on #CFCAB7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #CFCAB7.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #CFCAB7.
12.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFCAB7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFCAB7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CEC9B6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0CBB8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3C7C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFCAB7?

#CFCAB7 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 79% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFCAB7?

Use black text. Black on #CFCAB7 has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFCAB7?

Its complementary colour is #B7BCCF, and analogous partners are #CFBEB7 and #C8CFB7.