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#D0DECC

Bone · very light cool green

About #D0DECC

#D0DECC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Bone (ΔE 8.5), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DACCDE (thistle), 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 15.00:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red208
Green222
Blue204

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #D0DECC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D0DECC.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D0DECC.
15.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0DECC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0DECC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDBCB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDD9CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0DDD9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0DECC?

#D0DECC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D0DECC?

Use black text. Black on #D0DECC has a contrast ratio of 15.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0DECC?

Its complementary colour is #DACCDE, and analogous partners are #D9DECC and #CCDED1.