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#DBBEB0

Oat · light warm orange

About #DBBEB0

With the hex code #DBBEB0, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 75% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 20% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Oat — a ΔE of 9.4 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B0CDDB, a light blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.00:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green190
Blue176

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.6
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #DBBEB0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DBBEB0.
1.75:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DBBEB0.
12.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBBEB0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBBEB0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5C0AF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC6B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4B9BA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBBEB0?

With the hex code #DBBEB0, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 75% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 20% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBBEB0?

Use black text. Black on #DBBEB0 has a contrast ratio of 12.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBBEB0?

Its complementary colour is #B0CDDB, and analogous partners are #DBB0B8 and #DBD3B0.