#DABFAE
Oat · light warm orange
About #DABFAE
#DABFAE is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 75% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 20% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Oat (ΔE 8.5), with Khaki the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AEC9DA (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 12.04:1 (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 #DABFAE?
#DABFAE is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 75% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 20% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DABFAE?
Use black text. Black on #DABFAE has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DABFAE?
Its complementary colour is #AEC9DA, and analogous partners are #DAAEB3 and #DAD5AE.