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#D0C8A7

Oat · light warm yellow

About #D0C8A7

#D0C8A7 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 78% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Oat (ΔE 8.4); Khaki comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A7AFD0 — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D0C8A7 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red208
Green200
Blue167

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.4
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #D0C8A7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D0C8A7.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D0C8A7.
12.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0C8A7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0C8A7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFC6A5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1C9A8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7C3BF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0C8A7?

#D0C8A7 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 78% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D0C8A7?

Use black text. Black on #D0C8A7 has a contrast ratio of 12.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0C8A7?

Its complementary colour is #A7AFD0, and analogous partners are #D0B4A7 and #C4D0A7.