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#CFBFAE closest to Oatmeal

#CFBFAE is a light gray; the closest named color is Oatmeal. In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 74.9% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(207, 191, 174)). Its HSL value is 31° hue, 26% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. #CFBFAE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.72:1.

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Variations of #CFBFAE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CFBFAE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CFBFAE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CFBFAE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C9C3AE
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C5BFAD
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C8C0AD
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C9C3AE
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CAC1AE
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D5BBBA
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D1BDB4
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C1C1C1
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C5C1BD

#CFBFAE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.79:1 Very poor#CFBFAE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.72:1 Very good#CFBFAE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CFBFAE in CSS

/* Oatmeal */
.color { color: #CFBFAE; }
.background { background-color: #CFBFAE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CFBFAE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(207 191 174);
color: hsl(31 26% 75%);
color: oklch(0.813 0.030 69.1);

#CFBFAE FAQ

What color is #CFBFAE?

#CFBFAE is a light gray. Its closest named color is Oatmeal. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #CFBFAE?

#CFBFAE is rgb(207, 191, 174) in RGB, hsl(31, 26%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 16%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CFBFAE?

The complementary color of #CFBFAE is #AEBECF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CFBFAE?

Black text has the best contrast on #CFBFAE: 11.72:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CFBFAE a warm or cool color?

#CFBFAE is a neutral color.