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#D0CFBF

Oat · very light warm yellow

About #D0CFBF

With the hex code #D0CFBF, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 81% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Oat — a ΔE of 5.2 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFC0D0, 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 — 13.36:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red208
Green207
Blue191

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #D0CFBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D0CFBF.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D0CFBF.
13.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0CFBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0CFBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CEBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3CFC0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3CDCA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0CFBF?

With the hex code #D0CFBF, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 81% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D0CFBF?

Use black text. Black on #D0CFBF has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0CFBF?

Its complementary colour is #BFC0D0, and analogous partners are #D0C7BF and #C9D0BF.