#DBD8BA
Oat · very light warm yellow
About #DBD8BA
With the hex code #DBD8BA, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 85% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Oat — a ΔE of 6.2 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BABDDB, a thistle shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.54:1 (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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›What colour is #DBD8BA?
With the hex code #DBD8BA, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 85% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #DBD8BA?
Use black text. Black on #DBD8BA has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBD8BA?
Its complementary colour is #BABDDB, and analogous partners are #DBC8BA and #CDDBBA.