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#D2CEBC

Oat · very light warm yellow

About #D2CEBC

#D2CEBC is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 81% 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 4.0), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCC0D2 (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 13.30:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green206
Blue188

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.7

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

Text on #D2CEBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2CEBC.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2CEBC.
13.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2CEBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2CEBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CDBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3CEBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6CBC9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2CEBC?

#D2CEBC is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 81% 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 #D2CEBC?

Use black text. Black on #D2CEBC has a contrast ratio of 13.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2CEBC?

Its complementary colour is #BCC0D2, and analogous partners are #D2C3BC and #CBD2BC.