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#DCD0C2

Oat · very light warm orange

About #DCD0C2

#DCD0C2 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 82% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 3.2), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C2CEDC (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 13.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red220
Green208
Blue194

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 3.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #DCD0C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DCD0C2.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DCD0C2.
13.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCD0C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCD0C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D0C1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D3C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1CDCC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCD0C2?

#DCD0C2 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 82% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DCD0C2?

Use black text. Black on #DCD0C2 has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCD0C2?

Its complementary colour is #C2CEDC, and analogous partners are #DCC3C2 and #DBDCC2.