#DBD5BC
Oat · very light warm yellow
About #DBD5BC
#DBD5BC is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 84% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 3.4); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCC2DB — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DBD5BC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.26:1 (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 #DBD5BC?
#DBD5BC is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 84% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DBD5BC?
Use black text. Black on #DBD5BC has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBD5BC?
Its complementary colour is #BCC2DB, and analogous partners are #DBC6BC and #D2DBBC.