#D4D3BD
Oat · very light warm yellow
About #D4D3BD
With the hex code #D4D3BD, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 83% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% 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 4.4 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDBED4, 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 — 13.85:1, 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 #D4D3BD?
With the hex code #D4D3BD, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 83% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 17% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #D4D3BD?
Use black text. Black on #D4D3BD has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D4D3BD?
Its complementary colour is #BDBED4, and analogous partners are #D4C8BD and #CAD4BD.