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#D0CAAD

Oat · light warm yellow

About #D0CAAD

#D0CAAD is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 79% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 6.6), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ADB3D0 (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.73:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red208
Green202
Blue173

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #D0CAAD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D0CAAD.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D0CAAD.
12.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0CAAD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0CAAD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0C8AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CAAE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6C6C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0CAAD?

#D0CAAD is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 79% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D0CAAD?

Use black text. Black on #D0CAAD has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0CAAD?

Its complementary colour is #ADB3D0, and analogous partners are #D0B8AD and #C5D0AD.