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#DFCAB8

Oat · very light warm orange

About #DFCAB8

With the hex code #DFCAB8, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 79% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Oat — a ΔE of 4.4 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B8CDDF, a light blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green202
Blue184

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.7
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #DFCAB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DFCAB8.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DFCAB8.
13.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFCAB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFCAB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CBB7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6CFB8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7C6C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFCAB8?

With the hex code #DFCAB8, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 79% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFCAB8?

Use black text. Black on #DFCAB8 has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFCAB8?

Its complementary colour is #B8CDDF, and analogous partners are #DFB8BA and #DFDEB8.