#D0CCBE
Oat · very light neutral
About #D0CCBE
#D0CCBE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 80% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 5.3); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BEC2D0 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D0CCBE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.06:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #D0CCBE
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D0CCBE?
#D0CCBE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 80% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #D0CCBE?
Use black text. Black on #D0CCBE has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D0CCBE?
Its complementary colour is #BEC2D0, and analogous partners are #D0C3BE and #CBD0BE.