#DEC4B6
Oat · light warm orange
About #DEC4B6
With the hex code #DEC4B6, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 77% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 18% 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 7.4 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B6D0DE, a light blue shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.68:1 (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 #DEC4B6?
With the hex code #DEC4B6, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 77% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 18% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #DEC4B6?
Use black text. Black on #DEC4B6 has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DEC4B6?
Its complementary colour is #B6D0DE, and analogous partners are #DEB6BC and #DED8B6.