#DFCDC5
Oat · very light neutral
About #DFCDC5
#DFCDC5 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 80% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 6.7), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C5D7DF (light gray), 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 — 13.68:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DFCDC5
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DFCDC5?
#DFCDC5 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 80% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #DFCDC5?
Use black text. Black on #DFCDC5 has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DFCDC5?
Its complementary colour is #C5D7DF, and analogous partners are #DFC5CA and #DFDAC5.