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#D2DFCA

Bone · very light cool green

About #D2DFCA

#D2DFCA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 87% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Bone (ΔE 8.4); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D7CADF — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D2DFCA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red210
Green223
Blue202

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #D2DFCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D2DFCA.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D2DFCA.
15.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2DFCA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2DFCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DCC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFDBCB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2DDD9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2DFCA?

#D2DFCA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 87% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D2DFCA?

Use black text. Black on #D2DFCA has a contrast ratio of 15.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2DFCA?

Its complementary colour is #D7CADF, and analogous partners are #DCDFCA and #CADFCC.