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#D0BCA7

Khaki · light warm orange

About #D0BCA7

#D0BCA7 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 74% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 20% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 7.2); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A7BBD0 — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D0BCA7 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red208
Green188
Blue167

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 7.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #D0BCA7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #D0BCA7.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #D0BCA7.
11.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0BCA7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0BCA7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3BDA6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C1A7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8B7B6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0BCA7?

#D0BCA7 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 74% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 20% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D0BCA7?

Use black text. Black on #D0BCA7 has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0BCA7?

Its complementary colour is #A7BBD0, and analogous partners are #D0A8A7 and #D0D0A7.