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#D5CDC3

Bone · very light neutral

About #D5CDC3

#D5CDC3 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 80% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 16% 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 5.8), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C3CBD5 (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 — 13.35:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red213
Green205
Blue195

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.3

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

Text on #D5CDC3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D5CDC3.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D5CDC3.
13.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5CDC3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5CDC3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CDC2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CFC3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9CBCA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5CDC3?

#D5CDC3 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 80% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 16% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D5CDC3?

Use black text. Black on #D5CDC3 has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5CDC3?

Its complementary colour is #C3CBD5, and analogous partners are #D5C4C3 and #D4D5C3.