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#D0DDCB

Bone · very light cool green

About #D0DDCB

#D0DDCB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 87% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Bone (ΔE 8.1); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D8CBDD — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D0DDCB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red208
Green221
Blue203

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #D0DDCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D0DDCB.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D0DDCB.
14.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0DDCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0DDCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDACA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCD9CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0DBD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0DDCB?

#D0DDCB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 87% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D0DDCB?

Use black text. Black on #D0DDCB has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0DDCB?

Its complementary colour is #D8CBDD, and analogous partners are #D9DDCB and #CBDDCF.