#D5CABC
Oat · light warm orange
About #D5CABC
With the hex code #D5CABC, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 79% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% 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 #BCC7D5, 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 13.00:1 (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 #D5CABC?
With the hex code #D5CABC, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 79% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #D5CABC?
Use black text. Black on #D5CABC has a contrast ratio of 13.00:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D5CABC?
Its complementary colour is #BCC7D5, and analogous partners are #D5BEBC and #D4D5BC.