#DBC4BA
Oat · light warm orange
About #DBC4BA
#DBC4BA is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 77% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 7.8), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BAD1DB (light blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DBC4BA?
#DBC4BA is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 77% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DBC4BA?
Use black text. Black on #DBC4BA has a contrast ratio of 12.62:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBC4BA?
Its complementary colour is #BAD1DB, and analogous partners are #DBBAC0 and #DBD5BA.