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#D0DECE

Bone · very light cool green

About #D0DECE

With the hex code #D0DECE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 87% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Bone — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DCCEDE, 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 15.02:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red208
Green222
Blue206

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #D0DECE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D0DECE.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D0DECE.
15.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0DECE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0DECE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDBCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDD9CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFDDD9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0DECE?

With the hex code #D0DECE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 87% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D0DECE?

Use black text. Black on #D0DECE has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0DECE?

Its complementary colour is #DCCEDE, and analogous partners are #D8DECE and #CEDED4.