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#CFCCB8

Oat · light warm yellow

About #CFCCB8

#CFCCB8 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 80% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% 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 #B8BBCF (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 12.98:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green204
Blue184

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.6

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

Text on #CFCCB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #CFCCB8.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #CFCCB8.
12.98:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFCCB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFCCB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CAB7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1CCB9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3C9C6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFCCB8?

#CFCCB8 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 80% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFCCB8?

Use black text. Black on #CFCCB8 has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFCCB8?

Its complementary colour is #B8BBCF, and analogous partners are #CFC1B8 and #C6CFB8.