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#DDC7BE

Oat · light warm orange

About #DDC7BE

#DDC7BE is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 78% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 7.5), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BED4DD (light blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red221
Green199
Blue190

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #DDC7BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DDC7BE.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DDC7BE.
12.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDC7BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDC7BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC9BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1CDBE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3C4C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDC7BE?

#DDC7BE is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 78% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDC7BE?

Use black text. Black on #DDC7BE has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDC7BE?

Its complementary colour is #BED4DD, and analogous partners are #DDBEC4 and #DDD6BE.