#DFC8B8
Oat · very light warm orange
About #DFC8B8
#DFC8B8 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 78% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 5.5), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B8CFDF (light blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.09:1 (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 #DFC8B8?
#DFC8B8 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 78% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DFC8B8?
Use black text. Black on #DFC8B8 has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DFC8B8?
Its complementary colour is #B8CFDF, and analogous partners are #DFB8BC and #DFDCB8.