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#DBC5BC

Oat · light warm orange

About #DBC5BC

#DBC5BC is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 77% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% 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 #BCD2DB (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 12.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green197
Blue188

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #DBC5BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DBC5BC.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DBC5BC.
12.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBC5BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBC5BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC7BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFCBBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1C2C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBC5BC?

#DBC5BC is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 77% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DBC5BC?

Use black text. Black on #DBC5BC has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBC5BC?

Its complementary colour is #BCD2DB, and analogous partners are #DBBCC3 and #DBD5BC.