#DECFBD
Oat · very light warm orange
About #DECFBD
With the hex code #DECFBD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 81% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Oat — a ΔE of 1.9 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDCCDE, a light blue 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 — 13.77:1, 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 #DECFBD?
With the hex code #DECFBD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 81% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #DECFBD?
Use black text. Black on #DECFBD has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DECFBD?
Its complementary colour is #BDCCDE, and analogous partners are #DEBFBD and #DCDEBD.