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#DAD6CB

Bone · very light neutral

About #DAD6CB

#DAD6CB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 84% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix 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.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.0); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CBCFDA — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DAD6CB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.46:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red218
Green214
Blue203

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.0

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

Text on #DAD6CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DAD6CB.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DAD6CB.
14.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAD6CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAD6CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9D5CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAD7CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDD4D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAD6CB?

#DAD6CB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 84% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix 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 #DAD6CB?

Use black text. Black on #DAD6CB has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAD6CB?

Its complementary colour is #CBCFDA, and analogous partners are #DACFCB and #D6DACB.