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#D3D7CA

Bone · very light neutral

About #D3D7CA

#D3D7CA is a very light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 84% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 16% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.6), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CECAD7 (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red211
Green215
Blue202

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.1

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

Text on #D3D7CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D3D7CA.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D3D7CA.
14.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3D7CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3D7CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9D5C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D5CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4D5D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3D7CA?

#D3D7CA is a very light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 84% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 16% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D3D7CA?

Use black text. Black on #D3D7CA has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3D7CA?

Its complementary colour is #CECAD7, and analogous partners are #D7D5CA and #CCD7CA.