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#D4CDBF

Oat · very light neutral

About #D4CDBF

#D4CDBF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 80% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 4.4); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFC6D4 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D4CDBF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red212
Green205
Blue191

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.1

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

Text on #D4CDBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D4CDBF.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D4CDBF.
13.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4CDBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4CDBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CCBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3CEBF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8CAC9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4CDBF?

#D4CDBF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 80% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D4CDBF?

Use black text. Black on #D4CDBF has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4CDBF?

Its complementary colour is #BFC6D4, and analogous partners are #D4C3BF and #D1D4BF.