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#DADBB6

Oat · very light warm yellow

About #DADBB6

#DADBB6 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 86% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Oat (ΔE 10.1), with Wheat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B7B6DB (periwinkle), 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 14.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green219
Blue182

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.1
Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 10.3
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #DADBB6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DADBB6.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DADBB6.
14.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DADBB6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DADBB6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1D8B4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2D9B7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0D6D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DADBB6?

#DADBB6 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 86% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DADBB6?

Use black text. Black on #DADBB6 has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DADBB6?

Its complementary colour is #B7B6DB, and analogous partners are #DBCAB6 and #C8DBB6.