#DBCDBF
Oat · very light warm orange
About #DBCDBF
With the hex code #DBCDBF, 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, 6% magenta, 13% 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 3.7 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFCDDB, a light gray shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DBCDBF?
With the hex code #DBCDBF, 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, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #DBCDBF?
Use black text. Black on #DBCDBF has a contrast ratio of 13.50:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBCDBF?
Its complementary colour is #BFCDDB, and analogous partners are #DBBFBF and #DBDBBF.