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#D7DDC8

Bone · very light cool green

About #D7DDC8

With the hex code #D7DDC8, 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 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% 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 5.9 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEC8DD, 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 15.07:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red215
Green221
Blue200

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.1

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

Text on #D7DDC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D7DDC8.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D7DDC8.
15.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7DDC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7DDC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DAC7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFDAC9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9DBD7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7DDC8?

With the hex code #D7DDC8, 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 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D7DDC8?

Use black text. Black on #D7DDC8 has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7DDC8?

Its complementary colour is #CEC8DD, and analogous partners are #DDD9C8 and #CCDDC8.