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#DACBBB

Oat · very light warm orange

About #DACBBB

#DACBBB is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 80% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% 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 #BBCADA — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DACBBB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.24:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red218
Green203
Blue187

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 3.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #DACBBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DACBBB.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DACBBB.
13.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DACBBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CBBA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4CFBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0C7C6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DACBBB?

#DACBBB is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 80% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DACBBB?

Use black text. Black on #DACBBB has a contrast ratio of 13.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DACBBB?

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