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#D0CCBD

Oat · light warm yellow

About #D0CCBD

#D0CCBD is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 80% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 5.0), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDC1D0 (silver), 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 — 13.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red208
Green204
Blue189

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.2

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

Text on #D0CCBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D0CCBD.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D0CCBD.
13.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0CCBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0CCBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CBBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1CCBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3CAC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0CCBD?

#D0CCBD is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 80% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D0CCBD?

Use black text. Black on #D0CCBD has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0CCBD?

Its complementary colour is #BDC1D0, and analogous partners are #D0C3BD and #CBD0BD.