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#DDCEBC

Oat · very light warm orange

About #DDCEBC

With the hex code #DDCEBC, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 81% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Oat — a ΔE of 2.1 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCCBDD, 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 13.63:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green206
Blue188

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 2.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.5
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #DDCEBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DDCEBC.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DDCEBC.
13.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DDCEBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4CEBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D2BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3CAC9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDCEBC?

With the hex code #DDCEBC, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 81% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDCEBC?

Use black text. Black on #DDCEBC has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDCEBC?

Its complementary colour is #BCCBDD, and analogous partners are #DDBEBC and #DBDDBC.