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#D6DDCD

Bone · very light cool green

About #D6DDCD

#D6DDCD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 6.0), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D4CDDD (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.08:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red214
Green221
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.8

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

Text on #D6DDCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D6DDCD.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D6DDCD.
15.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D6DDCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D6DDCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDBCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEDACE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7DBD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D6DDCD?

#D6DDCD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D6DDCD?

Use black text. Black on #D6DDCD has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D6DDCD?

Its complementary colour is #D4CDDD, and analogous partners are #DDDCCD and #CEDDCD.