#D5C8BC
Oat · light warm orange
About #D5C8BC
#D5C8BC is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 78% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 5.5), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCC9D5 (silver), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.82:1 (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 #D5C8BC?
#D5C8BC is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 78% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #D5C8BC?
Use black text. Black on #D5C8BC has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D5C8BC?
Its complementary colour is #BCC9D5, and analogous partners are #D5BCBD and #D5D5BC.