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#DFBFAC

Oat · light warm orange

About #DFBFAC

#DFBFAC is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 23% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Oat (ΔE 9.7), with Apricot the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACCCDF (light blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green191
Blue172

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.7
Apricot
#FBCEB1 · ΔE 9.7
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #DFBFAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DFBFAC.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DFBFAC.
12.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFBFAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8C1AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFC8AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E9B9BA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFBFAC?

#DFBFAC is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 23% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFBFAC?

Use black text. Black on #DFBFAC has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFBFAC?

Its complementary colour is #ACCCDF, and analogous partners are #DFACB3 and #DFD9AC.