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#DBC3BA

Oat · light warm orange

About #DBC3BA

With the hex code #DBC3BA, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 76% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Oat — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BAD2DB, 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 12.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green195
Blue186

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #DBC3BA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DBC3BA.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DBC3BA.
12.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBC3BA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBC3BA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9C5B9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CECABA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2C0C0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBC3BA?

With the hex code #DBC3BA, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 76% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBC3BA?

Use black text. Black on #DBC3BA has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBC3BA?

Its complementary colour is #BAD2DB, and analogous partners are #DBBAC2 and #DBD4BA.