#DEC9B3
Oat · very light warm orange
About #DEC9B3
#DEC9B3 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 79% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 19% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 4.8); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B3C8DE — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DEC9B3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.11:1, 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 #DEC9B3?
#DEC9B3 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 79% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 19% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DEC9B3?
Use black text. Black on #DEC9B3 has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DEC9B3?
Its complementary colour is #B3C8DE, and analogous partners are #DEB3B3 and #DEDEB3.