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#D4DFCD

Bone · very light cool green

About #D4DFCD

#D4DFCD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 7.4), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D8CDDF (thistle), 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 — 15.24:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red212
Green223
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #D4DFCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D4DFCD.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D4DFCD.
15.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4DFCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4DFCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DCCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFDBCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4DDDA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4DFCD?

#D4DFCD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D4DFCD?

Use black text. Black on #D4DFCD has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4DFCD?

Its complementary colour is #D8CDDF, and analogous partners are #DDDFCD and #CDDFCF.