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#D5BEAF

Oat · light warm orange

About #D5BEAF

#D5BEAF is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 75% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 18% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Oat (ΔE 8.2); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AFC6D5 — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D5BEAF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.81:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red213
Green190
Blue175

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.7
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #D5BEAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D5BEAF.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D5BEAF.
11.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5BEAF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5BEAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5BFAE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC4AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCBABA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5BEAF?

#D5BEAF is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 75% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 18% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D5BEAF?

Use black text. Black on #D5BEAF has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5BEAF?

Its complementary colour is #AFC6D5, and analogous partners are #D5AFB3 and #D5D1AF.