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#D8DDCB

Bone · very light cool green

About #D8DDCB

#D8DDCB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.2), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D0CBDD (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 — 15.12:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red216
Green221
Blue203

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.9

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

Text on #D8DDCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D8DDCB.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D8DDCB.
15.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D8DDCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D8DDCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DBCA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFDBCC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DADBD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D8DDCB?

#D8DDCB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D8DDCB?

Use black text. Black on #D8DDCB has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D8DDCB?

Its complementary colour is #D0CBDD, and analogous partners are #DDD9CB and #CFDDCB.