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#D2BFAD

Oat · light warm orange

About #D2BFAD

#D2BFAD is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 75% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 18% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 7.2), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ADC0D2 (light blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.80:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green191
Blue173

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.2
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #D2BFAD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2BFAD.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2BFAD.
11.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2BFAD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2BFAD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5C0AC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC4AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9BBBA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2BFAD?

#D2BFAD is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 75% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 18% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2BFAD?

Use black text. Black on #D2BFAD has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2BFAD?

Its complementary colour is #ADC0D2, and analogous partners are #D2ADAE and #D2D1AD.