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#D8DBBB

Oat · very light warm green

About #D8DBBB

#D8DBBB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 86% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Oat (ΔE 8.4), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BEBBDB (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.

Colour codes

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Red216
Green219
Blue187

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #D8DBBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D8DBBB.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D8DBBB.
14.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D8DBBB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D8DBBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0D8B9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0D9BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCD7D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D8DBBB?

#D8DBBB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 86% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D8DBBB?

Use black text. Black on #D8DBBB has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D8DBBB?

Its complementary colour is #BEBBDB, and analogous partners are #DBCEBB and #C8DBBB.