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#DBCBBC

Oat · very light warm orange

About #DBCBBC

#DBCBBC is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 80% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 3.8), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCCCDB (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 13.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red219
Green203
Blue188

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 3.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #DBCBBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DBCBBC.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DBCBBC.
13.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DBCBBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CCBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4CFBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1C8C7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBCBBC?

#DBCBBC is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 80% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DBCBBC?

Use black text. Black on #DBCBBC has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBCBBC?

Its complementary colour is #BCCCDB, and analogous partners are #DBBCBD and #DBDBBC.