#D9D4BC
Oat · very light warm yellow
About #D9D4BC
#D9D4BC is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 83% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 3.4); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCC1D9 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D9D4BC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.09:1 (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 #D9D4BC?
#D9D4BC is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 83% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #D9D4BC?
Use black text. Black on #D9D4BC has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D9D4BC?
Its complementary colour is #BCC1D9, and analogous partners are #D9C6BC and #D0D9BC.