#D6D2BF
Oat · very light warm yellow
About #D6D2BF
With the hex code #D6D2BF, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 82% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% 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 3.2 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFC3D6, 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 — 13.83:1, 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 #D6D2BF?
With the hex code #D6D2BF, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 82% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #D6D2BF?
Use black text. Black on #D6D2BF has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D6D2BF?
Its complementary colour is #BFC3D6, and analogous partners are #D6C7BF and #CFD6BF.