#DDCEBB
Oat · very light warm orange
About #DDCEBB
#DDCEBB is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 81% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Oat (ΔE 2.0); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BBCADD — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DDCEBB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DDCEBB?
#DDCEBB is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 81% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DDCEBB?
Use black text. Black on #DDCEBB has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DDCEBB?
Its complementary colour is #BBCADD, and analogous partners are #DDBDBB and #DBDDBB.