#DFCFB8
Oat · very light warm orange
About #DFCFB8
#DFCFB8 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 81% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Oat (ΔE 2.6); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B8C8DF — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFCFB8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.75:1 (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 #DFCFB8?
#DFCFB8 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 81% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DFCFB8?
Use black text. Black on #DFCFB8 has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DFCFB8?
Its complementary colour is #B8C8DF, and analogous partners are #DFBCB8 and #DCDFB8.