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#D1DECE

Bone · very light cool green

About #D1DECE

#D1DECE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 87% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Bone (ΔE 8.1), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBCEDE (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 15.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red209
Green222
Blue206

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #D1DECE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D1DECE.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D1DECE.
15.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1DECE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1DECE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDBCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDDACF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0DDD9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1DECE?

#D1DECE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 87% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D1DECE?

Use black text. Black on #D1DECE has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1DECE?

Its complementary colour is #DBCEDE, and analogous partners are #D9DECE and #CEDED3.