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#DDCABE

Oat · very light warm orange

About #DDCABE

#DDCABE is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 79% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 5.4), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BED1DD (light blue), 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 13.27:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green202
Blue190

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #DDCABE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DDCABE.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DDCABE.
13.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DDCABE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCBBD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4CFBE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3C7C7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDCABE?

#DDCABE is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 79% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDCABE?

Use black text. Black on #DDCABE has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDCABE?

Its complementary colour is #BED1DD, and analogous partners are #DDBEC2 and #DDDABE.