#D3D1BB
Oat · very light warm yellow
About #D3D1BB
#D3D1BB is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 82% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 4.2), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BBBDD3 (thistle), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.61:1, 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 #D3D1BB?
#D3D1BB is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 82% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #D3D1BB?
Use black text. Black on #D3D1BB has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D3D1BB?
Its complementary colour is #BBBDD3, and analogous partners are #D3C5BB and #C9D3BB.