#D9DBBD
Oat · very light warm yellow
About #D9DBBD
#D9DBBD is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 86% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 7.5), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFBDDB (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 — 14.82:1, 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 #D9DBBD?
#D9DBBD is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 86% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #D9DBBD?
Use black text. Black on #D9DBBD has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D9DBBD?
Its complementary colour is #BFBDDB, and analogous partners are #DBCEBD and #CADBBD.