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#D4E0CC

Bone · very light cool green

About #D4E0CC

#D4E0CC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 88% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 7.9), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D8CCE0 (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 15.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red212
Green224
Blue204

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #D4E0CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D4E0CC.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D4E0CC.
15.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4E0CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4E0CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DDCB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0DCCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4DEDA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4E0CC?

#D4E0CC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 88% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D4E0CC?

Use black text. Black on #D4E0CC has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4E0CC?

Its complementary colour is #D8CCE0, and analogous partners are #DEE0CC and #CCE0CE.