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#D2CEAA

Oat · very light warm yellow

About #D2CEAA

#D2CEAA is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 81% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Oat (ΔE 9.3), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AAAED2 (dusty blue), 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 13.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green206
Blue170

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.3
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.3
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #D2CEAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2CEAA.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2CEAA.
13.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2CEAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2CEAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5CBA8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7CEAB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8C9C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2CEAA?

#D2CEAA is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 81% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2CEAA?

Use black text. Black on #D2CEAA has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2CEAA?

Its complementary colour is #AAAED2, and analogous partners are #D2BAAA and #C2D2AA.