#DCD9BE
Oat · very light warm yellow
About #DCD9BE
With the hex code #DCD9BE, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 85% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% 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 5.1 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEC1DC, 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 14.71:1 (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 #DCD9BE?
With the hex code #DCD9BE, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 85% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #DCD9BE?
Use black text. Black on #DCD9BE has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCD9BE?
Its complementary colour is #BEC1DC, and analogous partners are #DCCABE and #D0DCBE.