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#DBCDBC

Oat · very light warm orange

About #DBCDBC

With the hex code #DBCDBC, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 80% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Oat — a ΔE of 2.6 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCCADB, a light blue 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 13.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red219
Green205
Blue188

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 2.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.7
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #DBCDBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DBCDBC.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DBCDBC.
13.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DBCDBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CDBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D0BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1C9C8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBCDBC?

With the hex code #DBCDBC, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 80% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBCDBC?

Use black text. Black on #DBCDBC has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBCDBC?

Its complementary colour is #BCCADB, and analogous partners are #DBBEBC and #DADBBC.