#DDDBBE
Oat · very light warm yellow
About #DDDBBE
With the hex code #DDDBBE, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 86% 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 6.2 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEC0DD, 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 14.95:1 (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 #DDDBBE?
With the hex code #DDDBBE, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 86% 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 #DDDBBE?
Use black text. Black on #DDDBBE has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DDDBBE?
Its complementary colour is #BEC0DD, and analogous partners are #DDCBBE and #D0DDBE.