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#D9BFB2

Oat · light warm orange

About #D9BFB2

#D9BFB2 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 75% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 18% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Oat (ΔE 8.7), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B2CCD9 (light blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red217
Green191
Blue178

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #D9BFB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #D9BFB2.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #D9BFB2.
12.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D9BFB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D9BFB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6C1B1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC6B2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1BBBB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D9BFB2?

#D9BFB2 is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 75% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 18% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D9BFB2?

Use black text. Black on #D9BFB2 has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D9BFB2?

Its complementary colour is #B2CCD9, and analogous partners are #D9B2B9 and #D9D2B2.