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#D2CCBF

Oat · very light neutral

About #D2CCBF

#D2CCBF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 80% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 5.1); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFC5D2 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D2CCBF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green204
Blue191

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.6

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

Text on #D2CCBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2CCBF.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2CCBF.
13.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2CCBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2CCBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCBBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1CDBF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6CAC8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2CCBF?

#D2CCBF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 80% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D2CCBF?

Use black text. Black on #D2CCBF has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2CCBF?

Its complementary colour is #BFC5D2, and analogous partners are #D2C3BF and #CED2BF.