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#DBCDC0

Oat · very light warm orange

About #DBCDC0

#DBCDC0 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 80% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 4.1), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C0CEDB (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red219
Green205
Blue192

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #DBCDC0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DBCDC0.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DBCDC0.
13.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBCDC0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBCDC0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CDBF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D0C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0CAC9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBCDC0?

#DBCDC0 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 80% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DBCDC0?

Use black text. Black on #DBCDC0 has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBCDC0?

Its complementary colour is #C0CEDB, and analogous partners are #DBC0C1 and #DBDBC0.