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#DECCB4

Oat · very light warm orange

About #DECCB4

With the hex code #DECCB4, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 80% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 19% 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 3.9 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B4C6DE, a light blue 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 13.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green204
Blue180

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 3.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.9
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #DECCB4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DECCB4.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DECCB4.
13.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DECCB4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DECCB4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3CCB3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D0B5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E6C7C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DECCB4?

With the hex code #DECCB4, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 80% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 19% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DECCB4?

Use black text. Black on #DECCB4 has a contrast ratio of 13.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DECCB4?

Its complementary colour is #B4C6DE, and analogous partners are #DEB7B4 and #DBDEB4.