#D8CFBD
Oat · very light warm orange
About #D8CFBD
With the hex code #D8CFBD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 81% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Oat — a ΔE of 2.2 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDC6D8, 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 — 13.58:1, 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 #D8CFBD?
With the hex code #D8CFBD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 81% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #D8CFBD?
Use black text. Black on #D8CFBD has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D8CFBD?
Its complementary colour is #BDC6D8, and analogous partners are #D8C2BD and #D4D8BD.