#DED6BD
Oat · very light warm yellow
About #DED6BD
#DED6BD is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 84% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 3.0), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDC5DE (thistle), 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 — 14.46:1, 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 #DED6BD?
#DED6BD is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 84% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DED6BD?
Use black text. Black on #DED6BD has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DED6BD?
Its complementary colour is #BDC5DE, and analogous partners are #DEC5BD and #D6DEBD.