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#DDCCBE

Oat · very light warm orange

About #DDCCBE

With the hex code #DDCCBE, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 80% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Oat — a ΔE of 4.1 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BECFDD, a light blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green204
Blue190

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #DDCCBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DDCCBE.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DDCCBE.
13.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DDCCBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CDBD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D0BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3C9C8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDCCBE?

With the hex code #DDCCBE, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 80% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDCCBE?

Use black text. Black on #DDCCBE has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDCCBE?

Its complementary colour is #BECFDD, and analogous partners are #DDBEC0 and #DDDCBE.