#D4CEBF
Oat · very light warm orange
About #D4CEBF
With the hex code #D4CEBF, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 81% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% 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 4.1 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFC5D4, a silver shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.38:1, 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 #D4CEBF?
With the hex code #D4CEBF, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 81% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #D4CEBF?
Use black text. Black on #D4CEBF has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D4CEBF?
Its complementary colour is #BFC5D4, and analogous partners are #D4C4BF and #D0D4BF.