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#D2D9CD

Bone · very light neutral

About #D2D9CD

#D2D9CD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 85% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 6.6); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D4CDD9 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D2D9CD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green217
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.3

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

Text on #D2D9CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D2D9CD.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D2D9CD.
14.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2D9CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2D9CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAD7CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D7CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2D8D5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2D9CD?

#D2D9CD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 85% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D2D9CD?

Use black text. Black on #D2D9CD has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2D9CD?

Its complementary colour is #D4CDD9, and analogous partners are #D8D9CD and #CDD9CE.