#DBBDB0
Oat · light warm orange
About #DBBDB0
#DBBDB0 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 74% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 20% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Oat (ΔE 10.0); Dusty Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B0CEDB — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #DBBDB0 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.92:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DBBDB0
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #DBBDB0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DBBDB0?
#DBBDB0 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 74% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 20% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DBBDB0?
Use black text. Black on #DBBDB0 has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBBDB0?
Its complementary colour is #B0CEDB, and analogous partners are #DBB0B8 and #DBD3B0.