#DFD9B8
Oat · very light warm yellow
About #DFD9B8
With the hex code #DFD9B8, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 85% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% 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 7.1 — followed by Champagne. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B8BEDF, a periwinkle 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 14.75:1 (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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›What colour is #DFD9B8?
With the hex code #DFD9B8, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 85% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #DFD9B8?
Use black text. Black on #DFD9B8 has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DFD9B8?
Its complementary colour is #B8BEDF, and analogous partners are #DFC6B8 and #D2DFB8.