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#DFD2C3

Oat · very light warm orange

About #DFD2C3

#DFD2C3 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 82% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Oat (ΔE 2.6), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C3D0DF (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 — 14.14:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red223
Green210
Blue195

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 2.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #DFD2C3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DFD2C3.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DFD2C3.
14.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD2C3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD2C3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7D2C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAD5C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4CFCE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD2C3?

#DFD2C3 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 82% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD2C3?

Use black text. Black on #DFD2C3 has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD2C3?

Its complementary colour is #C3D0DF, and analogous partners are #DFC4C3 and #DEDFC3.