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#DFD2C1

Oat · very light warm orange

About #DFD2C1

#DFD2C1 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 82% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Oat (ΔE 1.6); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C1CEDF — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFD2C1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red223
Green210
Blue193

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 1.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #DFD2C1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DFD2C1.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DFD2C1.
14.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD2C1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD2C1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7D2C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAD5C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5CFCD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD2C1?

#DFD2C1 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 82% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD2C1?

Use black text. Black on #DFD2C1 has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD2C1?

Its complementary colour is #C1CEDF, and analogous partners are #DFC3C1 and #DDDFC1.