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#D2DCC7

Bone · very light cool green

About #D2DCC7

#D2DCC7 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 86% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% 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 7.4); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D1C7DC — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D2DCC7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.80:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red210
Green220
Blue199

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #D2DCC7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D2DCC7.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D2DCC7.
14.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2DCC7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2DCC7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFD9C6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDD8C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3DAD6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2DCC7?

#D2DCC7 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 86% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D2DCC7?

Use black text. Black on #D2DCC7 has a contrast ratio of 14.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2DCC7?

Its complementary colour is #D1C7DC, and analogous partners are #DCDCC7 and #C7DCC7.