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#D5CBBF

Oat · very light neutral

About #D5CBBF

#D5CBBF is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 80% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 16% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 5.1), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFC9D5 (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.12:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red213
Green203
Blue191

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.7

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

Text on #D5CBBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D5CBBF.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D5CBBF.
13.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5CBBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5CBBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCBBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1CDBF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9C8C8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5CBBF?

#D5CBBF is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 80% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 16% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D5CBBF?

Use black text. Black on #D5CBBF has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5CBBF?

Its complementary colour is #BFC9D5, and analogous partners are #D5C0BF and #D4D5BF.