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#D3D9CD

Bone · very light neutral

About #D3D9CD

With the hex code #D3D9CD, this is a very light green with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 85% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 6.3 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3CDD9, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.58:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red211
Green217
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.0

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

Text on #D3D9CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D3D9CD.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D3D9CD.
14.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3D9CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3D9CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAD7CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D7CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4D8D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3D9CD?

With the hex code #D3D9CD, this is a very light green with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 85% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D3D9CD?

Use black text. Black on #D3D9CD has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3D9CD?

Its complementary colour is #D3CDD9, and analogous partners are #D9D9CD and #CDD9CD.