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#D2CFAD

Oat · very light warm yellow

About #D2CFAD

#D2CFAD is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 81% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 18% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Oat (ΔE 8.4); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ADB0D2 — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D2CFAD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green207
Blue173

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #D2CFAD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2CFAD.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2CFAD.
13.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2CFAD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2CFAD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6CCAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7CEAE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8CAC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2CFAD?

#D2CFAD is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 81% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 18% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2CFAD?

Use black text. Black on #D2CFAD has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2CFAD?

Its complementary colour is #ADB0D2, and analogous partners are #D2BDAD and #C3D2AD.