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#DDCBC0

Oat · very light warm orange

About #DDCBC0

#DDCBC0 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 80% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 5.6), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C0D2DD (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 13.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green203
Blue192

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #DDCBC0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DDCBC0.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DDCBC0.
13.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDCBC0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDCBC0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CCBF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D0C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3C8C8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDCBC0?

#DDCBC0 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 80% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDCBC0?

Use black text. Black on #DDCBC0 has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDCBC0?

Its complementary colour is #C0D2DD, and analogous partners are #DDC0C4 and #DDDAC0.