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#DACCC4

Oat · very light neutral

About #DACCC4

With the hex code #DACCC4, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 80% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 15% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Oat — a ΔE of 6.6 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C4D2DA, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red218
Green204
Blue196

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.9

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

Text on #DACCC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DACCC4.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DACCC4.
13.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DACCC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DACCC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CDC4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D0C4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFCACA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DACCC4?

With the hex code #DACCC4, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 80% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 15% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DACCC4?

Use black text. Black on #DACCC4 has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DACCC4?

Its complementary colour is #C4D2DA, and analogous partners are #DAC4C7 and #DAD7C4.