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#DDCEC0

Oat · very light warm orange

About #DDCEC0

#DDCEC0 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 81% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 3.6), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C0CFDD (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 13.66:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green206
Blue192

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 3.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #DDCEC0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DDCEC0.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DDCEC0.
13.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDCEC0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDCEC0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3CEBF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D2C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3CBCA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDCEC0?

#DDCEC0 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 81% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDCEC0?

Use black text. Black on #DDCEC0 has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDCEC0?

Its complementary colour is #C0CFDD, and analogous partners are #DDC0C1 and #DDDDC0.