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#D1CDC2

Bone · very light neutral

About #D1CDC2

#D1CDC2 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 80% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 6.1); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2C6D1 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D1CDC2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red209
Green205
Blue194

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.3

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

Text on #D1CDC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D1CDC2.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D1CDC2.
13.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1CDC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1CDC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CCC1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1CEC2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4CBCA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1CDC2?

#D1CDC2 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 80% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D1CDC2?

Use black text. Black on #D1CDC2 has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1CDC2?

Its complementary colour is #C2C6D1, and analogous partners are #D1C6C2 and #CDD1C2.