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#D8CEBD

Oat · very light warm orange

About #D8CEBD

#D8CEBD is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 81% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Oat (ΔE 2.5); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDC7D8 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D8CEBD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red216
Green206
Blue189

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 2.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #D8CEBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D8CEBD.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D8CEBD.
13.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D8CEBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D8CEBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3CEBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D0BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDCBC9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D8CEBD?

#D8CEBD is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 81% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D8CEBD?

Use black text. Black on #D8CEBD has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D8CEBD?

Its complementary colour is #BDC7D8, and analogous partners are #D8C1BD and #D5D8BD.