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#DDD3BC

Oat · very light warm orange

About #DDD3BC

#DDD3BC is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 83% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Oat (ΔE 1.7); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCC6DD — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DDD3BC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green211
Blue188

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 1.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.1
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 7.9

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

Text on #DDD3BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DDD3BC.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DDD3BC.
14.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDD3BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDD3BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9D2BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBD5BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3CFCC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDD3BC?

#DDD3BC is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 83% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDD3BC?

Use black text. Black on #DDD3BC has a contrast ratio of 14.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDD3BC?

Its complementary colour is #BCC6DD, and analogous partners are #DDC3BC and #D7DDBC.