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#DBCABC

Oat · very light warm orange

About #DBCABC

With the hex code #DBCABC, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 79% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Oat — a ΔE of 4.5 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCCDDB, a light blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red219
Green202
Blue188

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #DBCABC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DBCABC.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DBCABC.
13.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DBCABC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCBBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3CEBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1C7C6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBCABC?

With the hex code #DBCABC, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 79% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBCABC?

Use black text. Black on #DBCABC has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBCABC?

Its complementary colour is #BCCDDB, and analogous partners are #DBBCBE and #DBDABC.