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#D6DBCB

Bone · very light cool green

About #D6DBCB

With the hex code #D6DBCB, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 86% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 5.3 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D0CBDB, a light gray 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 — 14.85:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red214
Green219
Blue203

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #D6DBCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D6DBCB.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D6DBCB.
14.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D6DBCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D6DBCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDD9CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDD9CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8D9D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D6DBCB?

With the hex code #D6DBCB, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 86% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D6DBCB?

Use black text. Black on #D6DBCB has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D6DBCB?

Its complementary colour is #D0CBDB, and analogous partners are #DBD8CB and #CEDBCB.