#D7CCBA
Oat · very light warm orange
About #D7CCBA
#D7CCBA is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 80% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Oat (ΔE 2.8); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BAC5D7 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D7CCBA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.24:1 (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 #D7CCBA?
#D7CCBA is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 80% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #D7CCBA?
Use black text. Black on #D7CCBA has a contrast ratio of 13.24:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D7CCBA?
Its complementary colour is #BAC5D7, and analogous partners are #D7BEBA and #D3D7BA.