#D5C8BE
Oat · light neutral
About #D5C8BE
With the hex code #D5C8BE, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 78% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Oat — a ΔE of 6.3 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BECBD5, a silver shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.83:1 (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 #D5C8BE?
With the hex code #D5C8BE, this is a light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 78% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #D5C8BE?
Use black text. Black on #D5C8BE has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D5C8BE?
Its complementary colour is #BECBD5, and analogous partners are #D5BEC0 and #D5D4BE.