#D0CDBE
Oat · very light neutral
About #D0CDBE
With the hex code #D0CDBE, 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, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Oat — a ΔE of 5.1 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEC1D0, a silver shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.16:1 (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 #D0CDBE?
With the hex code #D0CDBE, 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, 1% 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 #D0CDBE?
Use black text. Black on #D0CDBE has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D0CDBE?
Its complementary colour is #BEC1D0, and analogous partners are #D0C4BE and #CAD0BE.