#D8D1BC
Oat · very light warm orange
About #D8D1BC
#D8D1BC is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 82% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is virtually identical to Oat (ΔE 2.3), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCC3D8 (silver), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.77:1 (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 #D8D1BC?
#D8D1BC is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 82% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #D8D1BC?
Use black text. Black on #D8D1BC has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D8D1BC?
Its complementary colour is #BCC3D8, and analogous partners are #D8C3BC and #D1D8BC.