#CFCDB8
Oat · very light warm yellow
About #CFCDB8
#CFCDB8 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 80% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 4.8); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B8BACF — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CFCDB8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.08:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CFCDB8?
#CFCDB8 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 80% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #CFCDB8?
Use black text. Black on #CFCDB8 has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CFCDB8?
Its complementary colour is #B8BACF, and analogous partners are #CFC2B8 and #C5CFB8.