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#D8DDBC

Oat · very light warm green

About #D8DDBC

#D8DDBC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 87% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Oat (ΔE 9.4), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C1BCDD (thistle), 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 14.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red216
Green221
Blue188

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #D8DDBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D8DDBC.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D8DDBC.
14.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D8DDBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D8DDBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2D9BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DABD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCD9D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D8DDBC?

#D8DDBC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 87% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D8DDBC?

Use black text. Black on #D8DDBC has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D8DDBC?

Its complementary colour is #C1BCDD, and analogous partners are #DDD2BC and #C8DDBC.