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#D3CCAB

Oat · light warm yellow

About #D3CCAB

#D3CCAB is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 80% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 7.8), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABB2D3 (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.99:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red211
Green204
Blue171

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #D3CCAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D3CCAB.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D3CCAB.
12.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3CCAB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3CCAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3CAA9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5CDAC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAC7C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3CCAB?

#D3CCAB is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 80% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D3CCAB?

Use black text. Black on #D3CCAB has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3CCAB?

Its complementary colour is #ABB2D3, and analogous partners are #D3B8AB and #C6D3AB.