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#DDDABC

Oat · very light warm yellow

About #DDDABC

With the hex code #DDDABC, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 85% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Oat — a ΔE of 6.3 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCBFDD, 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 14.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green218
Blue188

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.1
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 7.9

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

Text on #DDDABC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DDDABC.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DDDABC.
14.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DDDABC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0D8BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1DABD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2D6D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDDABC?

With the hex code #DDDABC, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 85% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDDABC?

Use black text. Black on #DDDABC has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDDABC?

Its complementary colour is #BCBFDD, and analogous partners are #DDCABC and #D0DDBC.