#DFD8B8
Oat · very light warm yellow
About #DFD8B8
#DFD8B8 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 85% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 6.5); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B8BFDF — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFD8B8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.65:1 (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 #DFD8B8?
#DFD8B8 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 85% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DFD8B8?
Use black text. Black on #DFD8B8 has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DFD8B8?
Its complementary colour is #B8BFDF, and analogous partners are #DFC5B8 and #D3DFB8.