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#D2CDBD

Oat · very light warm yellow

About #D2CDBD

#D2CDBD is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 80% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 4.3), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDC2D2 (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.21:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red210
Green205
Blue189

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #D2CDBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2CDBD.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2CDBD.
13.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2CDBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2CDBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CCBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CEBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6CAC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2CDBD?

#D2CDBD is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 80% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2CDBD?

Use black text. Black on #D2CDBD has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2CDBD?

Its complementary colour is #BDC2D2, and analogous partners are #D2C3BD and #CCD2BD.