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#DACABB

Oat · very light warm orange

About #DACABB

#DACABB is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 79% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 4.1), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BBCBDA (light blue), 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 — 13.15:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red218
Green202
Blue187

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #DACABB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DACABB.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DACABB.
13.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DACABB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DACABB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCBBA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3CEBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0C7C6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DACABB?

#DACABB is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 79% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DACABB?

Use black text. Black on #DACABB has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DACABB?

Its complementary colour is #BBCBDA, and analogous partners are #DABBBB and #DADABB.