#DFC9B3 · Oat

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#DFC9B3 is a light, muted beige color, closest to Oat and near Peach Beige and Light Tan. In OKLCH it has 85% lightness and 0.04 chroma at hue 67°. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #DFC9B3 a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#DFC9B3
RGBrgb(223, 201, 179)
HSLhsl(30, 41%, 79%)
CMYK0, 10, 20, 13
CSS var--oat
Contrast1.6:1 white · 13.14:1 black

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How to use #DFC9B3

Black text passes WCAG AA on #DFC9B3 (13.14:1); white text does not (1.6:1).

For a calm scheme pair #DFC9B3 with its analogous neighbors #DFB3B3 and #DFDFB3; for contrast use its complement #B3C9DF as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--oat: #DFC9B3;

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