#DADCC2
Bone · very light warm yellow
About #DADCC2
#DADCC2 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 86% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 6.2); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C4C2DC — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DADCC2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.00:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DADCC2
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DADCC2?
#DADCC2 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 86% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DADCC2?
Use black text. Black on #DADCC2 has a contrast ratio of 15.00:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DADCC2?
Its complementary colour is #C4C2DC, and analogous partners are #DCD1C2 and #CDDCC2.