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#D0CBB0

Oat · light warm yellow

About #D0CBB0

#D0CBB0 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 80% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 5.8); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B0B5D0 — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D0CBB0 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.85:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red208
Green203
Blue176

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.1

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

Text on #D0CBB0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D0CBB0.
1.63:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D0CBB0.
12.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0CBB0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0CBB0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1C9AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CBB1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5C7C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0CBB0?

#D0CBB0 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 80% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D0CBB0?

Use black text. Black on #D0CBB0 has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0CBB0?

Its complementary colour is #B0B5D0, and analogous partners are #D0BBB0 and #C5D0B0.