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#DFDABE

Oat · very light warm yellow

About #DFDABE

#DFDABE is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 85% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 5.1), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BEC3DF (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.91:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green218
Blue190

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.9
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 7.1

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

Text on #DFDABE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DFDABE.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DFDABE.
14.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFDABE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0D8BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DABF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5D6D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFDABE?

#DFDABE is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 85% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFDABE?

Use black text. Black on #DFDABE has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFDABE?

Its complementary colour is #BEC3DF, and analogous partners are #DFCABE and #D4DFBE.