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#D5DDCD

Bone · very light cool green

About #D5DDCD

With the hex code #D5DDCD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 87% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 6.3 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D5CDDD, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red213
Green221
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.1

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

Text on #D5DDCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D5DDCD.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D5DDCD.
15.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5DDCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5DDCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDBCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEDACE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6DBD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5DDCD?

With the hex code #D5DDCD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 87% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D5DDCD?

Use black text. Black on #D5DDCD has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5DDCD?

Its complementary colour is #D5CDDD, and analogous partners are #DDDDCD and #CDDDCD.