#D9CEBF
Oat · very light warm orange
About #D9CEBF
#D9CEBF is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 81% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 3.1); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFCAD9 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D9CEBF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.53:1, 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 #D9CEBF?
#D9CEBF is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 81% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #D9CEBF?
Use black text. Black on #D9CEBF has a contrast ratio of 13.53:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D9CEBF?
Its complementary colour is #BFCAD9, and analogous partners are #D9C1BF and #D7D9BF.