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#DFDBBC

Oat · very light warm yellow

About #DFDBBC

With the hex code #DFDBBC, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 86% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% 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 6.6 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCC0DF, 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 15.00:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red223
Green219
Blue188

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.5
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 7.6

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

Text on #DFDBBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DFDBBC.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DFDBBC.
15.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFDBBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1D9BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DBBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5D6D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFDBBC?

With the hex code #DFDBBC, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 86% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFDBBC?

Use black text. Black on #DFDBBC has a contrast ratio of 15.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFDBBC?

Its complementary colour is #BCC0DF, and analogous partners are #DFCABC and #D2DFBC.