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#D2DBC5

Bone · very light cool green

About #D2DBC5

#D2DBC5 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 86% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 7.3); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CEC5DB — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D2DBC5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.68:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red210
Green219
Blue197

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.3
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.0

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

Text on #D2DBC5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D2DBC5.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D2DBC5.
14.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2DBC5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2DBC5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DED8C4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCD8C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4D9D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2DBC5?

#D2DBC5 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 86% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D2DBC5?

Use black text. Black on #D2DBC5 has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2DBC5?

Its complementary colour is #CEC5DB, and analogous partners are #DBD9C5 and #C7DBC5.