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#D1DFD1

Bone · very light cool green

About #D1DFD1

#D1DFD1 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 87% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Bone (ΔE 8.6); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DFD1DF — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D1DFD1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.19:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red209
Green223
Blue209

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #D1DFD1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D1DFD1.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D1DFD1.
15.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1DFD1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1DFD1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DCD0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDDBD2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0DEDB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1DFD1?

#D1DFD1 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 87% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D1DFD1?

Use black text. Black on #D1DFD1 has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1DFD1?

Its complementary colour is #DFD1DF, and analogous partners are #D8DFD1 and #D1DFD8.