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#DDD4BC

Oat · very light warm orange

About #DDD4BC

With the hex code #DDD4BC, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 83% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% 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 2.3 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCC5DD, a thistle 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 14.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red221
Green212
Blue188

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 2.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.3
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 7.7

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

Text on #DDD4BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DDD4BC.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DDD4BC.
14.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDD4BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDD4BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAD3BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCD6BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3D0CD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDD4BC?

With the hex code #DDD4BC, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 83% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDD4BC?

Use black text. Black on #DDD4BC has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDD4BC?

Its complementary colour is #BCC5DD, and analogous partners are #DDC4BC and #D6DDBC.