#DBCCC2
Oat · very light neutral
About #DBCCC2
#DBCCC2 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. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 5.7); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2D1DB — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DBCCC2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DBCCC2
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DBCCC2?
#DBCCC2 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. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #DBCCC2?
Use black text. Black on #DBCCC2 has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBCCC2?
Its complementary colour is #C2D1DB, and analogous partners are #DBC2C4 and #DBD9C2.