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#DDCDBE

Oat · very light warm orange

About #DDCDBE

#DDCDBE 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, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 3.4), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BECEDD (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 13.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green205
Blue190

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 3.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #DDCDBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DDCDBE.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DDCDBE.
13.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DDCDBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CEBD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D1BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3CAC9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDCDBE?

#DDCDBE 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, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDCDBE?

Use black text. Black on #DDCDBE has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDCDBE?

Its complementary colour is #BECEDD, and analogous partners are #DDBEBF and #DDDCBE.