#DDC7BF
Oat · light warm orange
About #DDC7BF
#DDC7BF is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 78% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 7.9); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFD5DD — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #DDC7BF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 13.00:1, 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 #DDC7BF?
#DDC7BF is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 78% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DDC7BF?
Use black text. Black on #DDC7BF has a contrast ratio of 13.00:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DDC7BF?
Its complementary colour is #BFD5DD, and analogous partners are #DDBFC6 and #DDD6BF.