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#D2D2BA

Oat · very light warm yellow

About #D2D2BA

With the hex code #D2D2BA, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 82% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% 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 5.2 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BABAD2, 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 13.67:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green210
Blue186

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.4

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

Text on #D2D2BA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2D2BA.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D2D2BA.
13.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2D2BA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2D2BA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D0B9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D1BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6CFCB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2D2BA?

With the hex code #D2D2BA, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 82% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2D2BA?

Use black text. Black on #D2D2BA has a contrast ratio of 13.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2D2BA?

Its complementary colour is #BABAD2, and analogous partners are #D2C6BA and #C6D2BA.