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#D2CDC2

Bone · very light neutral

About #D2CDC2

With the hex code #D2CDC2, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 80% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 5.9 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C2C7D2, a silver shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.25:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red210
Green205
Blue194

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.4

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

Text on #D2CDC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D2CDC2.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D2CDC2.
13.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2CDC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2CDC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CDC1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1CEC2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5CBCA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2CDC2?

With the hex code #D2CDC2, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 80% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D2CDC2?

Use black text. Black on #D2CDC2 has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2CDC2?

Its complementary colour is #C2C7D2, and analogous partners are #D2C5C2 and #CFD2C2.