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#D5CCB7

Oat · very light warm orange

About #D5CCB7

With the hex code #D5CCB7, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 80% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 14% 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 3.0 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B7C0D5, a silver shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.15:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red213
Green204
Blue183

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 3.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #D5CCB7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D5CCB7.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D5CCB7.
13.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5CCB7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5CCB7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CBB6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4CEB8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAC8C6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5CCB7?

With the hex code #D5CCB7, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 80% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 14% yellow and 16% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D5CCB7?

Use black text. Black on #D5CCB7 has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5CCB7?

Its complementary colour is #B7C0D5, and analogous partners are #D5BDB7 and #CFD5B7.