#DBCBB6
Oat · very light warm orange
About #DBCBB6
#DBCBB6 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 80% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 17% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 3.1), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B6C6DB (light blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.23:1 (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 #DBCBB6?
#DBCBB6 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 80% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 17% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DBCBB6?
Use black text. Black on #DBCBB6 has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBCBB6?
Its complementary colour is #B6C6DB, and analogous partners are #DBB9B6 and #D9DBB6.