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#DBDABC

Oat · very light warm yellow

About #DBDABC

#DBDABC is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 85% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 6.7), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCBDDB (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.77:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green218
Blue188

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #DBDABC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DBDABC.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DBDABC.
14.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DBDABC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0D7BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0D9BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0D6D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBDABC?

#DBDABC is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 85% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DBDABC?

Use black text. Black on #DBDABC has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBDABC?

Its complementary colour is #BCBDDB, and analogous partners are #DBCBBC and #CDDBBC.