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#D2CEAB

Oat · very light warm yellow

About #D2CEAB

#D2CEAB is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 81% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Oat (ΔE 8.8); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ABAFD2 — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D2CEAB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.16:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green206
Blue171

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.0
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #D2CEAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2CEAB.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2CEAB.
13.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2CEAB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2CEAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5CBA9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6CEAC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8C9C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2CEAB?

#D2CEAB is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 81% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2CEAB?

Use black text. Black on #D2CEAB has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2CEAB?

Its complementary colour is #ABAFD2, and analogous partners are #D2BBAB and #C3D2AB.