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#DBCCC0

Oat · very light warm orange

About #DBCCC0

With the hex code #DBCCC0, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 80% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% 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 4.7 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C0CFDB, a light gray 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 13.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red219
Green204
Blue192

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #DBCCC0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DBCCC0.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DBCCC0.
13.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBCCC0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBCCC0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CDBF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D0C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0C9C9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBCCC0?

With the hex code #DBCCC0, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 80% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBCCC0?

Use black text. Black on #DBCCC0 has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBCCC0?

Its complementary colour is #C0CFDB, and analogous partners are #DBC0C2 and #DBDAC0.