#DED4BD
Oat · very light warm orange
About #DED4BD
#DED4BD is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 83% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Oat (ΔE 1.7); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDC7DE — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DED4BD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.26:1, 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 #DED4BD?
#DED4BD is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 83% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DED4BD?
Use black text. Black on #DED4BD has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DED4BD?
Its complementary colour is #BDC7DE, and analogous partners are #DEC4BD and #D8DEBD.