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#D2CBB8

Oat · light warm orange

About #D2CBB8

With the hex code #D2CBB8, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 80% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% 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 3.8 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B8BFD2, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.97:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green203
Blue184

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 3.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.1

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

Text on #D2CBB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2CBB8.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2CBB8.
12.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2CBB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2CBB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CAB7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CCB9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7C8C6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2CBB8?

With the hex code #D2CBB8, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 80% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2CBB8?

Use black text. Black on #D2CBB8 has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2CBB8?

Its complementary colour is #B8BFD2, and analogous partners are #D2BEB8 and #CCD2B8.