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#DADBC0

Oat · very light warm yellow

About #DADBC0

#DADBC0 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 86% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 6.3); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C1C0DB — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DADBC0 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red218
Green219
Blue192

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #DADBC0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DADBC0.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DADBC0.
14.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DADBC0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DADBC0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0D8BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0DAC1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DED7D3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DADBC0?

#DADBC0 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 86% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DADBC0?

Use black text. Black on #DADBC0 has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DADBC0?

Its complementary colour is #C1C0DB, and analogous partners are #DBCFC0 and #CDDBC0.