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#D0D7CB

Bone · very light neutral

About #D0D7CB

#D0D7CB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 84% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 16% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 6.8); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2CBD7 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D0D7CB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.26:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red208
Green215
Blue203

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.3

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

Text on #D0D7CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D0D7CB.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D0D7CB.
14.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0D7CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0D7CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8D5CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D5CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0D6D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0D7CB?

#D0D7CB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 84% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 16% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D0D7CB?

Use black text. Black on #D0D7CB has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0D7CB?

Its complementary colour is #D2CBD7, and analogous partners are #D6D7CB and #CBD7CC.