#D5D5BC
Oat · very light warm yellow
About #D5D5BC
#D5D5BC is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 84% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 5.2); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCBCD5 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D5D5BC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.07:1 (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 #D5D5BC?
#D5D5BC is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 84% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #D5D5BC?
Use black text. Black on #D5D5BC has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D5D5BC?
Its complementary colour is #BCBCD5, and analogous partners are #D5C9BC and #C9D5BC.