#DED3BD
Oat · very light warm orange
About #DED3BD
#DED3BD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 83% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is virtually identical to Oat (ΔE 1.1), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDC8DE (light blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.16:1, 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 #DED3BD?
#DED3BD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 83% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DED3BD?
Use black text. Black on #DED3BD has a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DED3BD?
Its complementary colour is #BDC8DE, and analogous partners are #DEC3BD and #D9DEBD.