#D4D2BB
Oat · very light warm yellow
About #D4D2BB
With the hex code #D4D2BB, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 82% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% 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 4.3 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BBBDD4, a thistle 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 — 13.74:1, 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 #D4D2BB?
With the hex code #D4D2BB, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 82% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 17% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #D4D2BB?
Use black text. Black on #D4D2BB has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D4D2BB?
Its complementary colour is #BBBDD4, and analogous partners are #D4C5BB and #CAD4BB.