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#DFCFBC

Oat · very light warm orange

About #DFCFBC

With the hex code #DFCFBC, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 81% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% 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 1.9 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCCCDF, 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 13.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green207
Blue188

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 1.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.5
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #DFCFBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DFCFBC.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DFCFBC.
13.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFCFBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5CFBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D3BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E6CBCA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFCFBC?

With the hex code #DFCFBC, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 81% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFCFBC?

Use black text. Black on #DFCFBC has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFCFBC?

Its complementary colour is #BCCCDF, and analogous partners are #DFBEBC and #DEDFBC.