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#DFCDB8

Oat · very light warm orange

About #DFCDB8

With the hex code #DFCDB8, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 80% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 17% 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 3.0 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B8CADF, 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 13.56:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green205
Blue184

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 3.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.8
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #DFCDB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DFCDB8.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DFCDB8.
13.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFCDB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFCDB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4CDB7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D1B8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E6C9C7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFCDB8?

With the hex code #DFCDB8, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 80% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFCDB8?

Use black text. Black on #DFCDB8 has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFCDB8?

Its complementary colour is #B8CADF, and analogous partners are #DFBAB8 and #DEDFB8.