#DAD2BA
Oat · very light warm yellow
About #DAD2BA
#DAD2BA is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 82% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Oat (ΔE 2.7); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BAC2DA — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DAD2BA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.91:1 (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 #DAD2BA?
#DAD2BA is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 82% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DAD2BA?
Use black text. Black on #DAD2BA has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DAD2BA?
Its complementary colour is #BAC2DA, and analogous partners are #DAC2BA and #D2DABA.