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#D0CDC2

Bone · very light neutral

About #D0CDC2

#D0CDC2 is a very light, near-neutral yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 80% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 6.3), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C2C5D0 (silver), 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 13.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red208
Green205
Blue194

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.4

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

Text on #D0CDC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D0CDC2.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D0CDC2.
13.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0CDC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0CDC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CCC1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0CDC2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3CBCA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0CDC2?

#D0CDC2 is a very light, near-neutral yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 80% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D0CDC2?

Use black text. Black on #D0CDC2 has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0CDC2?

Its complementary colour is #C2C5D0, and analogous partners are #D0C6C2 and #CCD0C2.