#DBCAB8
Oat · very light warm orange
About #DBCAB8
#DBCAB8 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 79% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 3.5); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B8C9DB — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DBCAB8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.15:1 (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 #DBCAB8?
#DBCAB8 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 79% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DBCAB8?
Use black text. Black on #DBCAB8 has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBCAB8?
Its complementary colour is #B8C9DB, and analogous partners are #DBB9B8 and #DBDBB8.