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#D0CDBD

Oat · very light warm yellow

About #D0CDBD

#D0CDBD is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 80% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 4.9); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDC0D0 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D0CDBD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.15:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red208
Green205
Blue189

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.7

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

Text on #D0CDBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D0CDBD.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D0CDBD.
13.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0CDBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0CDBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CCBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CDBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3CBC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0CDBD?

#D0CDBD is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 80% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D0CDBD?

Use black text. Black on #D0CDBD has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0CDBD?

Its complementary colour is #BDC0D0, and analogous partners are #D0C4BD and #CAD0BD.