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#D4DFCA

Bone · very light cool green

About #D4DFCA

#D4DFCA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 87% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 7.7), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5CADF (thistle), 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 15.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red212
Green223
Blue202

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #D4DFCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D4DFCA.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D4DFCA.
15.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4DFCA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4DFCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DCC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0DBCB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5DDD9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4DFCA?

#D4DFCA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 87% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D4DFCA?

Use black text. Black on #D4DFCA has a contrast ratio of 15.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4DFCA?

Its complementary colour is #D5CADF, and analogous partners are #DFDFCA and #CADFCA.