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#D2CCB3

Oat · light warm yellow

About #D2CCB3

#D2CCB3 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 80% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 4.7); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B3B9D2 — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D2CCB3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 13.03:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green204
Blue179

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.0
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.4

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

Text on #D2CCB3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2CCB3.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2CCB3.
13.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2CCB3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2CCB3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CAB2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3CDB4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7C8C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2CCB3?

#D2CCB3 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 80% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2CCB3?

Use black text. Black on #D2CCB3 has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2CCB3?

Its complementary colour is #B3B9D2, and analogous partners are #D2BDB3 and #C8D2B3.