#DFDDBC
Oat · very light warm yellow
About #DFDDBC
#DFDDBC is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 87% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 8.0); Champagne comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCBEDF — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFDDBC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.21:1 (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 #DFDDBC?
#DFDDBC is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 87% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DFDDBC?
Use black text. Black on #DFDDBC has a contrast ratio of 15.21:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DFDDBC?
Its complementary colour is #BCBEDF, and analogous partners are #DFCBBC and #D0DFBC.