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#D1DDCC

Bone · very light cool green

About #D1DDCC

#D1DDCC 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 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 7.8), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D8CCDD (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 14.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red209
Green221
Blue204

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #D1DDCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D1DDCC.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D1DDCC.
14.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1DDCC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1DDCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDACB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCD9CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1DCD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1DDCC?

#D1DDCC 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 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D1DDCC?

Use black text. Black on #D1DDCC has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1DDCC?

Its complementary colour is #D8CCDD, and analogous partners are #DADDCC and #CCDDD0.