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#DBD2C3

Oat · very light warm orange

About #DBD2C3

With the hex code #DBD2C3, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 82% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Oat — a ΔE of 2.9 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C3CCDB, 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 — 14.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red219
Green210
Blue195

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 2.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #DBD2C3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DBD2C3.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DBD2C3.
14.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBD2C3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBD2C3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D2C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D4C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0CFCE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBD2C3?

With the hex code #DBD2C3, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 82% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBD2C3?

Use black text. Black on #DBD2C3 has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBD2C3?

Its complementary colour is #C3CCDB, and analogous partners are #DBC6C3 and #D8DBC3.