Close to Oatmeal
#DECCAF
#DECCAF is a light, muted orange, close to the color Oatmeal. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 80% green, and 68.6% blue. Its hue is 37°, with 42% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DECCAF.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.57:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.36:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.57:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.36:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DECCAF as they’d see it.
#DECCAF in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #DECCAF
What color is #DECCAF?
#DECCAF is a light, muted orange, close to the color Oatmeal. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 80% green, and 68.6% blue. Its hue is 37°, with 42% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DECCAF in RGB?
#DECCAF is rgb(222, 204, 175): 222 red, 204 green, and 175 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DECCAF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 8, 21, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DECCAF?
PANTONE 453 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DECCAF?
Its complement #BDCFED gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.