#D5CDC0
Oat · very light neutral
About #D5CDC0
#D5CDC0 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, 4% magenta, 10% yellow and 16% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 4.6), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C0C8D5 (silver), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.32:1 (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 #D5CDC0?
#D5CDC0 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, 4% magenta, 10% yellow and 16% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #D5CDC0?
Use black text. Black on #D5CDC0 has a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D5CDC0?
Its complementary colour is #C0C8D5, and analogous partners are #D5C3C0 and #D3D5C0.