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#D0CBAE

Oat · light warm yellow

About #D0CBAE

With the hex code #D0CBAE, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 80% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Oat — a ΔE of 6.5 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AEB3D0, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red208
Green203
Blue174

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #D0CBAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D0CBAE.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D0CBAE.
12.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0CBAE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0CBAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1C9AC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3CBAF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6C7C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0CBAE?

With the hex code #D0CBAE, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 80% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D0CBAE?

Use black text. Black on #D0CBAE has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0CBAE?

Its complementary colour is #AEB3D0, and analogous partners are #D0BAAE and #C4D0AE.