#DDC8BE
Oat · very light warm orange
About #DDC8BE
#DDC8BE is a muted, very 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 6.8); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BED3DD — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DDC8BE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.08:1 (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 #DDC8BE?
#DDC8BE is a muted, very 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 #DDC8BE?
Use black text. Black on #DDC8BE has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DDC8BE?
Its complementary colour is #BED3DD, and analogous partners are #DDBEC4 and #DDD8BE.