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#D2CDC0

Oat · very light neutral

About #D2CDC0

#D2CDC0 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 80% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 5.2), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C0C5D2 (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 13.23:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red210
Green205
Blue192

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.4

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

Text on #D2CDC0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2CDC0.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2CDC0.
13.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2CDC0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2CDC0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CCBF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CEC0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5CBC9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2CDC0?

#D2CDC0 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 80% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D2CDC0?

Use black text. Black on #D2CDC0 has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2CDC0?

Its complementary colour is #C0C5D2, and analogous partners are #D2C4C0 and #CED2C0.