#D4CCBA
Oat · very light warm orange
About #D4CCBA
#D4CCBA is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 80% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 12% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 3.3); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BAC2D4 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D4CCBA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.15:1 (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 #D4CCBA?
#D4CCBA is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 80% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 12% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #D4CCBA?
Use black text. Black on #D4CCBA has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D4CCBA?
Its complementary colour is #BAC2D4, and analogous partners are #D4BFBA and #CFD4BA.