#D8DECE
Bone · very light cool green
About #D8DECE
#D8DECE is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 87% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.6); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D4CEDE — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D8DECE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D8DECE?
#D8DECE is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 87% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D8DECE?
Use black text. Black on #D8DECE has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D8DECE?
Its complementary colour is #D4CEDE, and analogous partners are #DEDCCE and #D0DECE.