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#D0DBC8

Bone · very light cool green

About #D0DBC8

With the hex code #D0DBC8, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 86% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 7.6 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3C8DB, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red208
Green219
Blue200

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #D0DBC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D0DBC8.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D0DBC8.
14.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0DBC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0DBC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDD8C7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBD7C9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1D9D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0DBC8?

With the hex code #D0DBC8, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 86% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D0DBC8?

Use black text. Black on #D0DBC8 has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0DBC8?

Its complementary colour is #D3C8DB, and analogous partners are #DADBC8 and #C8DBCA.