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#D3CFC2

Bone · very light neutral

About #D3CFC2

With the hex code #D3CFC2, this is a very light yellow with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 81% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 17% 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 5.0 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C2C6D3, 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 13.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red211
Green207
Blue194

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.1

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

Text on #D3CFC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D3CFC2.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D3CFC2.
13.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3CFC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3CFC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CEC1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D0C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6CDCB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3CFC2?

With the hex code #D3CFC2, this is a very light yellow with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 81% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 17% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D3CFC2?

Use black text. Black on #D3CFC2 has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3CFC2?

Its complementary colour is #C2C6D3, and analogous partners are #D3C7C2 and #CED3C2.