#DBCEC3
Oat · very light neutral
About #DBCEC3
#DBCEC3 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 81% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 4.9); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C3D0DB — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DBCEC3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.63:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DBCEC3
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How #DBCEC3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DBCEC3?
#DBCEC3 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 81% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #DBCEC3?
Use black text. Black on #DBCEC3 has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBCEC3?
Its complementary colour is #C3D0DB, and analogous partners are #DBC3C4 and #DBDAC3.