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#DAD5CB

Bone · very light neutral

About #DAD5CB

#DAD5CB is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 84% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.4), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CBD0DA (light gray), 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 — 14.36:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green213
Blue203

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.9

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

Text on #DAD5CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DAD5CB.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DAD5CB.
14.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAD5CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAD5CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8D5CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D6CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDD3D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAD5CB?

#DAD5CB is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 84% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #DAD5CB?

Use black text. Black on #DAD5CB has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAD5CB?

Its complementary colour is #CBD0DA, and analogous partners are #DACECB and #D7DACB.