#D2D1BE
Oat · very light warm yellow
About #D2D1BE
With the hex code #D2D1BE, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 82% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Oat — a ΔE of 4.5 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEBFD2, a thistle shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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›What colour is #D2D1BE?
With the hex code #D2D1BE, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 82% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #D2D1BE?
Use black text. Black on #D2D1BE has a contrast ratio of 13.60:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D2D1BE?
Its complementary colour is #BEBFD2, and analogous partners are #D2C7BE and #C9D2BE.