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#D2CFB3

Oat · very light warm yellow

About #D2CFB3

#D2CFB3 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 81% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 5.9); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B3B6D2 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D2CFB3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.32:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green207
Blue179

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.8

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

Text on #D2CFB3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2CFB3.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2CFB3.
13.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2CFB3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2CFB3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5CDB1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6CFB4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7CBC7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2CFB3?

#D2CFB3 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 81% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2CFB3?

Use black text. Black on #D2CFB3 has a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2CFB3?

Its complementary colour is #B3B6D2, and analogous partners are #D2C0B3 and #C5D2B3.