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#D2CBB7

Oat · light warm orange

About #D2CBB7

#D2CBB7 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 80% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 3.8); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B7BED2 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D2CBB7 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green203
Blue183

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 3.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.9

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

Text on #D2CBB7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2CBB7.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2CBB7.
12.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2CBB7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2CBB7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CAB6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CCB8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7C8C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2CBB7?

#D2CBB7 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 80% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2CBB7?

Use black text. Black on #D2CBB7 has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2CBB7?

Its complementary colour is #B7BED2, and analogous partners are #D2BEB7 and #CBD2B7.