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#DED1BE

Oat · very light warm orange

About #DED1BE

With the hex code #DED1BE, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 82% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 14% 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 0.9 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BECBDE, 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 13.97:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green209
Blue190

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 0.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.5
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #DED1BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DED1BE.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DED1BE.
13.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DED1BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DED1BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7D1BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAD4BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4CDCC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DED1BE?

With the hex code #DED1BE, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 82% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DED1BE?

Use black text. Black on #DED1BE has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DED1BE?

Its complementary colour is #BECBDE, and analogous partners are #DEC1BE and #DBDEBE.