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#DDCDAE

Oat · very light warm orange

About #DDCDAE

With the hex code #DDCDAE, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 80% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 21% 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 6.4 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AEBEDD, a dusty 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 13.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red221
Green205
Blue174

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.1
Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #DDCDAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DDCDAE.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DDCDAE.
13.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DDCDAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5CCAC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D0AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5C7C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDCDAE?

With the hex code #DDCDAE, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 80% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 21% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDCDAE?

Use black text. Black on #DDCDAE has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDCDAE?

Its complementary colour is #AEBEDD, and analogous partners are #DDB6AE and #D6DDAE.