#D5DBCB
Bone · very light cool green
About #D5DBCB
#D5DBCB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 86% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.6); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D1CBDB — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D5DBCB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.82:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D5DBCB?
#D5DBCB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 86% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D5DBCB?
Use black text. Black on #D5DBCB has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D5DBCB?
Its complementary colour is #D1CBDB, and analogous partners are #DBD9CB and #CDDBCB.