#D0CCBA
Oat · light warm yellow
About #D0CCBA
#D0CCBA is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 80% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 4.5), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BABED0 (silver), 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 13.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D0CCBA?
#D0CCBA is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 80% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #D0CCBA?
Use black text. Black on #D0CCBA has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D0CCBA?
Its complementary colour is #BABED0, and analogous partners are #D0C1BA and #C9D0BA.