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#D2CCBC

Oat · very light warm orange

About #D2CCBC

#D2CCBC is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 80% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 4.2); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCC2D2 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D2CCBC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red210
Green204
Blue188

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.3
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #D2CCBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2CCBC.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2CCBC.
13.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2CCBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2CCBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CBBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CDBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6C9C7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2CCBC?

#D2CCBC is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 80% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2CCBC?

Use black text. Black on #D2CCBC has a contrast ratio of 13.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2CCBC?

Its complementary colour is #BCC2D2, and analogous partners are #D2C1BC and #CDD2BC.