#DED5BD
Oat · very light warm orange
About #DED5BD
With the hex code #DED5BD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 84% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% 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 2.4 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDC6DE, a thistle 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 — 14.36:1, 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 #DED5BD?
With the hex code #DED5BD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 84% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #DED5BD?
Use black text. Black on #DED5BD has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DED5BD?
Its complementary colour is #BDC6DE, and analogous partners are #DEC5BD and #D7DEBD.