#DDCEC3
Oat · very light warm orange
About #DDCEC3
#DDCEC3 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 81% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 5.0), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C3D2DD (light gray), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.69:1, 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 #DDCEC3?
#DDCEC3 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 81% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DDCEC3?
Use black text. Black on #DDCEC3 has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DDCEC3?
Its complementary colour is #C3D2DD, and analogous partners are #DDC3C5 and #DDDBC3.