#D3D0BB
Oat · very light warm yellow
About #D3D0BB
With the hex code #D3D0BB, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 82% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 17% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Oat — a ΔE of 3.9 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BBBED3, a thistle shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.51:1, 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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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D3D0BB?
With the hex code #D3D0BB, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 82% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 17% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #D3D0BB?
Use black text. Black on #D3D0BB has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D3D0BB?
Its complementary colour is #BBBED3, and analogous partners are #D3C4BB and #CAD3BB.