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#D3CBB3

Oat · light warm yellow

About #D3CBB3

#D3CBB3 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 80% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 4.2); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B3BBD3 — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D3CBB3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.96:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red211
Green203
Blue179

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.0

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

Text on #D3CBB3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D3CBB3.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D3CBB3.
12.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3CBB3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3CBB3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CAB2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3CCB4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9C7C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3CBB3?

#D3CBB3 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 80% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D3CBB3?

Use black text. Black on #D3CBB3 has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3CBB3?

Its complementary colour is #B3BBD3, and analogous partners are #D3BBB3 and #CBD3B3.