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#D2CCAB

Oat · light warm yellow

About #D2CCAB

With the hex code #D2CCAB, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 80% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% 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 7.9 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ABB1D2, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best 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
Green204
Blue171

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #D2CCAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2CCAB.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2CCAB.
12.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2CCAB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2CCAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3CAA9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5CCAC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8C7C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2CCAB?

With the hex code #D2CCAB, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 80% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2CCAB?

Use black text. Black on #D2CCAB has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2CCAB?

Its complementary colour is #ABB1D2, and analogous partners are #D2B9AB and #C4D2AB.