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#D7DBBF

Oat · very light warm green

About #D7DBBF

#D7DBBF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 86% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 7.4), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C3BFDB (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.77:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red215
Green219
Blue191

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.1

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

Text on #D7DBBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D7DBBF.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D7DBBF.
14.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7DBBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7DBBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0D8BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFD9C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBD7D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7DBBF?

#D7DBBF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 86% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D7DBBF?

Use black text. Black on #D7DBBF has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7DBBF?

Its complementary colour is #C3BFDB, and analogous partners are #DBD1BF and #C9DBBF.