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#D3CEBE

Oat · very light warm yellow

About #D3CEBE

#D3CEBE is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 81% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 4.1), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BEC3D3 (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red211
Green206
Blue190

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #D3CEBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D3CEBE.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D3CEBE.
13.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3CEBE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3CEBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CDBD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3CFBE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7CBC9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3CEBE?

#D3CEBE is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 81% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D3CEBE?

Use black text. Black on #D3CEBE has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3CEBE?

Its complementary colour is #BEC3D3, and analogous partners are #D3C4BE and #CDD3BE.