#DBCDC1
Oat · very light warm orange
About #DBCDC1
#DBCDC1 is a muted, 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, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 4.6); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C1CFDB — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DBCDC1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.51:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DBCDC1
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DBCDC1?
#DBCDC1 is a muted, 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, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DBCDC1?
Use black text. Black on #DBCDC1 has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBCDC1?
Its complementary colour is #C1CFDB, and analogous partners are #DBC1C2 and #DBDAC1.