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#D2CAAB

Oat · light warm yellow

About #D2CAAB

#D2CAAB is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 79% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 7.1), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABB3D2 (dusty 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 — 12.78:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green202
Blue171

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #D2CAAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2CAAB.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2CAAB.
12.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2CAAB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2CAAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1C8A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3CBAC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9C5C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2CAAB?

#D2CAAB is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 79% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2CAAB?

Use black text. Black on #D2CAAB has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2CAAB?

Its complementary colour is #ABB3D2, and analogous partners are #D2B7AB and #C7D2AB.