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#D4D9CD

Bone · very light neutral

About #D4D9CD

#D4D9CD is a very light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 85% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 6.0), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D2CDD9 (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red212
Green217
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.7

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

Text on #D4D9CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D4D9CD.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D4D9CD.
14.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4D9CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4D9CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBD7CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAD7CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5D8D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4D9CD?

#D4D9CD is a very light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 85% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% 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 #D4D9CD?

Use black text. Black on #D4D9CD has a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4D9CD?

Its complementary colour is #D2CDD9, and analogous partners are #D9D8CD and #CED9CD.