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#D2CDBA

Oat · very light warm yellow

About #D2CDBA

#D2CDBA is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 80% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 3.8), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BABFD2 (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.18:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green205
Blue186

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 3.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.3
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.7

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

Text on #D2CDBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2CDBA.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2CDBA.
13.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2CDBA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2CDBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CCB9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3CEBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6CAC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2CDBA?

#D2CDBA is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 80% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2CDBA?

Use black text. Black on #D2CDBA has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2CDBA?

Its complementary colour is #BABFD2, and analogous partners are #D2C1BA and #CBD2BA.