#DABFB5
Oat · light warm orange
About #DABFB5
#DABFB5 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 75% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 17% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Oat (ΔE 9.6); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B5D0DA — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #DABFB5 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.10:1, 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 #DABFB5?
#DABFB5 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 75% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 17% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DABFB5?
Use black text. Black on #DABFB5 has a contrast ratio of 12.10:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DABFB5?
Its complementary colour is #B5D0DA, and analogous partners are #DAB5BE and #DAD2B5.