#DBCBC3
Oat · very light neutral
About #DBCBC3
#DBCBC3 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 80% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 6.8); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C3D3DB — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DBCBC3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.34:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DBCBC3
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DBCBC3?
#DBCBC3 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 80% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #DBCBC3?
Use black text. Black on #DBCBC3 has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBCBC3?
Its complementary colour is #C3D3DB, and analogous partners are #DBC3C7 and #DBD7C3.