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#D0CCAE

Oat · light warm yellow

About #D0CCAE

#D0CCAE is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 80% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 6.9), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AEB2D0 (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red208
Green204
Blue174

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #D0CCAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D0CCAE.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D0CCAE.
12.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0CCAE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0CCAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CAAC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3CCAF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6C8C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0CCAE?

#D0CCAE is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 80% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D0CCAE?

Use black text. Black on #D0CCAE has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0CCAE?

Its complementary colour is #AEB2D0, and analogous partners are #D0BBAE and #C3D0AE.