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#DAD8BC

Oat · very light warm yellow

About #DAD8BC

#DAD8BC is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 85% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 5.6), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCBEDA (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green216
Blue188

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.2

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

Text on #DAD8BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DAD8BC.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DAD8BC.
14.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAD8BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAD8BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDD6BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DED7BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFD4D0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAD8BC?

#DAD8BC is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 85% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DAD8BC?

Use black text. Black on #DAD8BC has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAD8BC?

Its complementary colour is #BCBEDA, and analogous partners are #DAC9BC and #CDDABC.