#D4CABE
Oat · light neutral
About #D4CABE
#D4CABE is a light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 79% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 5.3), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BEC8D4 (silver), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.99:1 (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 #D4CABE?
#D4CABE is a light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 79% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #D4CABE?
Use black text. Black on #D4CABE has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D4CABE?
Its complementary colour is #BEC8D4, and analogous partners are #D4BFBE and #D3D4BE.