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#D5DEC6

Bone · very light cool green

About #D5DEC6

With the hex code #D5DEC6, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 87% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% 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 7.6 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFC6DE, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red213
Green222
Blue198

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.2

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

Text on #D5DEC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D5DEC6.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D5DEC6.
15.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5DEC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5DEC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DBC5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0DAC7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7DBD7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5DEC6?

With the hex code #D5DEC6, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 87% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D5DEC6?

Use black text. Black on #D5DEC6 has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5DEC6?

Its complementary colour is #CFC6DE, and analogous partners are #DEDBC6 and #C9DEC6.