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#D8DDC8

Bone · very light warm green

About #D8DDC8

#D8DDC8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 87% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.6), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDC8DD (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 15.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red216
Green221
Blue200

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.8
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.8

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

Text on #D8DDC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D8DDC8.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D8DDC8.
15.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D8DDC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D8DDC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DAC7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0DBC9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DADAD7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D8DDC8?

#D8DDC8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 87% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D8DDC8?

Use black text. Black on #D8DDC8 has a contrast ratio of 15.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D8DDC8?

Its complementary colour is #CDC8DD, and analogous partners are #DDD8C8 and #CDDDC8.