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#D5DCCC

Bone · very light cool green

About #D5DCCC

#D5DCCC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 86% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 6.0), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D3CCDC (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 14.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red213
Green220
Blue204

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.8

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

Text on #D5DCCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D5DCCC.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D5DCCC.
14.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5DCCC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5DCCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDACB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDD9CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6DAD7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5DCCC?

#D5DCCC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 86% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D5DCCC?

Use black text. Black on #D5DCCC has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5DCCC?

Its complementary colour is #D3CCDC, and analogous partners are #DCDBCC and #CDDCCC.