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#D6CABC

Oat · light warm orange

About #D6CABC

#D6CABC is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 79% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 4.4), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCC8D6 (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 13.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red214
Green202
Blue188

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #D6CABC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D6CABC.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D6CABC.
13.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D6CABC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D6CABC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCABB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1CDBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBC7C6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D6CABC?

#D6CABC is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 79% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D6CABC?

Use black text. Black on #D6CABC has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D6CABC?

Its complementary colour is #BCC8D6, and analogous partners are #D6BDBC and #D5D6BC.