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#D1CCBE

Oat · very light neutral

About #D1CCBE

With the hex code #D1CCBE, this is a very light orange 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, 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 5.0 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEC3D1, 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 13.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red209
Green204
Blue190

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.0

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

Text on #D1CCBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D1CCBE.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D1CCBE.
13.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1CCBE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1CCBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCBBD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1CDBE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5CAC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1CCBE?

With the hex code #D1CCBE, this is a very light orange 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, 9% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D1CCBE?

Use black text. Black on #D1CCBE has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1CCBE?

Its complementary colour is #BEC3D1, and analogous partners are #D1C3BE and #CDD1BE.