#DBD1BF
Oat · very light warm orange
About #DBD1BF
#DBD1BF is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 82% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is virtually identical to Oat (ΔE 1.5), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFC9DB (silver), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.88:1, 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 #DBD1BF?
#DBD1BF is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 82% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DBD1BF?
Use black text. Black on #DBD1BF has a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBD1BF?
Its complementary colour is #BFC9DB, and analogous partners are #DBC3BF and #D7DBBF.