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#D7DEC8

Bone · very light cool green

About #D7DEC8

#D7DEC8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 87% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 6.5), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFC8DE (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.17:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red215
Green222
Blue200

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.6

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

Text on #D7DEC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D7DEC8.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D7DEC8.
15.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7DEC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7DEC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DBC7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0DBC9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9DBD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7DEC8?

#D7DEC8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 87% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D7DEC8?

Use black text. Black on #D7DEC8 has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7DEC8?

Its complementary colour is #CFC8DE, and analogous partners are #DEDAC8 and #CCDEC8.