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#DFD3B8

Oat · very light warm orange

About #DFD3B8

With the hex code #DFD3B8, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 83% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Oat — a ΔE of 3.6 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B8C4DF, a thistle 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 14.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green211
Blue184

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 3.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.0
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 7.7

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

Text on #DFD3B8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DFD3B8.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DFD3B8.
14.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD3B8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD3B8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAD2B6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDD5B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E6CECB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD3B8?

With the hex code #DFD3B8, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 83% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD3B8?

Use black text. Black on #DFD3B8 has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD3B8?

Its complementary colour is #B8C4DF, and analogous partners are #DFC0B8 and #D8DFB8.