#D8D9CD
Bone · very light neutral
About #D8D9CD
#D8D9CD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 85% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.7); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CECDD9 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D8D9CD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.73:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #D8D9CD
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #D8D9CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D8D9CD?
#D8D9CD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 85% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #D8D9CD?
Use black text. Black on #D8D9CD has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D8D9CD?
Its complementary colour is #CECDD9, and analogous partners are #D9D4CD and #D2D9CD.