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#DDD5BE

Oat · very light warm orange

About #DDD5BE

With the hex code #DDD5BE, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 84% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 14% 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 2.2 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEC6DD, 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 14.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red221
Green213
Blue190

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 2.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.8
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.6

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

Text on #DDD5BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DDD5BE.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DDD5BE.
14.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDD5BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDD5BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBD4BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDD6BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3D1CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDD5BE?

With the hex code #DDD5BE, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 84% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDD5BE?

Use black text. Black on #DDD5BE has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDD5BE?

Its complementary colour is #BEC6DD, and analogous partners are #DDC5BE and #D6DDBE.