#DDD6BF
Oat · very light warm yellow
About #DDD6BF
#DDD6BF is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 84% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Oat (ΔE 2.5); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFC6DD — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DDD6BF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.45:1, 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 #DDD6BF?
#DDD6BF is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 84% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DDD6BF?
Use black text. Black on #DDD6BF has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DDD6BF?
Its complementary colour is #BFC6DD, and analogous partners are #DDC7BF and #D5DDBF.