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#D0CCBF

Oat · very light neutral

About #D0CCBF

With the hex code #D0CCBF, this is a very light yellow with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 80% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 18% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Oat — a ΔE of 5.6 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFC3D0, a silver shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red208
Green204
Blue191

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #D0CCBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D0CCBF.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D0CCBF.
13.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0CCBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0CCBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCBBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0CDBF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3CAC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0CCBF?

With the hex code #D0CCBF, this is a very light yellow with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 80% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 18% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D0CCBF?

Use black text. Black on #D0CCBF has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0CCBF?

Its complementary colour is #BFC3D0, and analogous partners are #D0C4BF and #CBD0BF.