#DBD7BA
Oat · very light warm yellow
About #DBD7BA
#DBD7BA is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 84% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 5.5); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BABEDB — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DBD7BA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.44:1 (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 #DBD7BA?
#DBD7BA is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 84% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DBD7BA?
Use black text. Black on #DBD7BA has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBD7BA?
Its complementary colour is #BABEDB, and analogous partners are #DBC7BA and #CEDBBA.