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#D7CDC0

Oat · very light neutral

About #D7CDC0

With the hex code #D7CDC0, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 80% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Oat — a ΔE of 4.3 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C0CAD7, a silver shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red215
Green205
Blue192

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.0

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

Text on #D7CDC0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D7CDC0.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D7CDC0.
13.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7CDC0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7CDC0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CDBF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3CFC0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCCAC9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7CDC0?

With the hex code #D7CDC0, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 80% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D7CDC0?

Use black text. Black on #D7CDC0 has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7CDC0?

Its complementary colour is #C0CAD7, and analogous partners are #D7C2C0 and #D6D7C0.