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#D1DDCB

Bone · very light cool green

About #D1DDCB

With the hex code #D1DDCB, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 87% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D7CBDD, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red209
Green221
Blue203

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #D1DDCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D1DDCB.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D1DDCB.
14.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1DDCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1DDCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDACA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDD9CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1DBD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1DDCB?

With the hex code #D1DDCB, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 87% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D1DDCB?

Use black text. Black on #D1DDCB has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1DDCB?

Its complementary colour is #D7CBDD, and analogous partners are #DADDCB and #CBDDCE.