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#D3DDCC

Bone · very light cool green

About #D3DDCC

With the hex code #D3DDCC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 87% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 7.0 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D6CCDD, a thistle 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 14.98:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red211
Green221
Blue204

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #D3DDCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D3DDCC.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D3DDCC.
14.98:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3DDCC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3DDCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDACB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDD9CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3DBD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3DDCC?

With the hex code #D3DDCC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 87% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D3DDCC?

Use black text. Black on #D3DDCC has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3DDCC?

Its complementary colour is #D6CCDD, and analogous partners are #DCDDCC and #CCDDCE.