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#DED1C2

Oat · very light warm orange

About #DED1C2

#DED1C2 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 82% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Oat (ΔE 2.7), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C2CFDE (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red222
Green209
Blue194

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 2.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #DED1C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DED1C2.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DED1C2.
14.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DED1C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DED1C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D1C1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D4C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3CECD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DED1C2?

#DED1C2 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 82% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DED1C2?

Use black text. Black on #DED1C2 has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DED1C2?

Its complementary colour is #C2CFDE, and analogous partners are #DEC3C2 and #DDDEC2.