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#CFCBB6

Oat · light warm yellow

About #CFCBB6

#CFCBB6 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 80% green and 71% 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 4.7), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B6BACF (thistle), 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 12.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green203
Blue182

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.7

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

Text on #CFCBB6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #CFCBB6.
1.63:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #CFCBB6.
12.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFCBB6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFCBB6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CAB5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1CBB7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3C8C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFCBB6?

#CFCBB6 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 80% green and 71% 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 #CFCBB6?

Use black text. Black on #CFCBB6 has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFCBB6?

Its complementary colour is #B6BACF, and analogous partners are #CFBEB6 and #C7CFB6.