#DBDDB9
Oat · very light warm yellow
About #DBDDB9
#DBDDB9 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 87% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Oat (ΔE 9.9), with Champagne the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BBB9DD (periwinkle), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.06:1, 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 #DBDDB9?
#DBDDB9 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 87% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DBDDB9?
Use black text. Black on #DBDDB9 has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBDDB9?
Its complementary colour is #BBB9DD, and analogous partners are #DDCDB9 and #C9DDB9.