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#D4CDBA

Oat · very light warm orange

About #D4CDBA

With the hex code #D4CDBA, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 80% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% 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 3.2 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BAC1D4, a silver shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red212
Green205
Blue186

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 3.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.0
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #D4CDBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D4CDBA.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D4CDBA.
13.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4CDBA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4CDBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CCB9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4CEBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9CAC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4CDBA?

With the hex code #D4CDBA, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 80% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 17% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D4CDBA?

Use black text. Black on #D4CDBA has a contrast ratio of 13.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4CDBA?

Its complementary colour is #BAC1D4, and analogous partners are #D4C0BA and #CED4BA.