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#DDDABF

Oat · very light warm yellow

About #DDDABF

With the hex code #DDDABF, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 85% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% 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 5.2 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFC2DD, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.86:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red221
Green218
Blue191

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.2

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

Text on #DDDABF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DDDABF.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DDDABF.
14.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DDDABF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFD8BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1DAC0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2D6D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDDABF?

With the hex code #DDDABF, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 85% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDDABF?

Use black text. Black on #DDDABF has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDDABF?

Its complementary colour is #BFC2DD, and analogous partners are #DDCBBF and #D1DDBF.