#D5CFBE
Oat · very light warm orange
About #D5CFBE
#D5CFBE is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 81% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 3.3), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BEC4D5 (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 13.50:1 (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 #D5CFBE?
#D5CFBE is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 81% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #D5CFBE?
Use black text. Black on #D5CFBE has a contrast ratio of 13.50:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D5CFBE?
Its complementary colour is #BEC4D5, and analogous partners are #D5C4BE and #D0D5BE.