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#DCCBC4

Oat · very light neutral

About #DCCBC4

#DCCBC4 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 80% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 7.3), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C4D5DC (light gray), 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 13.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red220
Green203
Blue196

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #DCCBC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DCCBC4.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DCCBC4.
13.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCCBC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCCBC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCCC4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D0C4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1C9C9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCCBC4?

#DCCBC4 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 80% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DCCBC4?

Use black text. Black on #DCCBC4 has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCCBC4?

Its complementary colour is #C4D5DC, and analogous partners are #DCC4C9 and #DCD7C4.