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#D9DFCA

Bone · very light cool green

About #D9DFCA

With the hex code #D9DFCA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 87% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 6.0 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D0CADF, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red217
Green223
Blue202

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.4

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

Text on #D9DFCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D9DFCA.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D9DFCA.
15.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D9DFCA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D9DFCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DCC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1DCCB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBDDD9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D9DFCA?

With the hex code #D9DFCA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 87% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D9DFCA?

Use black text. Black on #D9DFCA has a contrast ratio of 15.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D9DFCA?

Its complementary colour is #D0CADF, and analogous partners are #DFDBCA and #CEDFCA.