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#DDCDC4

Oat · very light neutral

About #DDCDC4

#DDCDC4 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 80% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 6.1), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C4D4DD (light gray), 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 13.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green205
Blue196

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.7

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

Text on #DDCDC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DDCDC4.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DDCDC4.
13.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDCDC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDCDC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CEC3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D1C4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2CACA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDCDC4?

#DDCDC4 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 80% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DDCDC4?

Use black text. Black on #DDCDC4 has a contrast ratio of 13.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDCDC4?

Its complementary colour is #C4D4DD, and analogous partners are #DDC4C7 and #DDDAC4.