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#D9DFCD

Bone · very light cool green

About #D9DFCD

With the hex code #D9DFCD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 87% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% 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 5.6 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3CDDF, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.39:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red217
Green223
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #D9DFCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #D9DFCD.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #D9DFCD.
15.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D9DFCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D9DFCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DDCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1DDCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBDDDA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D9DFCD?

With the hex code #D9DFCD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 87% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D9DFCD?

Use black text. Black on #D9DFCD has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D9DFCD?

Its complementary colour is #D3CDDF, and analogous partners are #DFDCCD and #D0DFCD.