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#DADCC3

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #DADCC3

With the hex code #DADCC3, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 86% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 5.8 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C5C3DC, 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 — 15.01:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red218
Green220
Blue195

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.9

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

Text on #DADCC3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DADCC3.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DADCC3.
15.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DADCC3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DADCC3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0D9C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0DAC4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DED9D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DADCC3?

With the hex code #DADCC3, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 86% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DADCC3?

Use black text. Black on #DADCC3 has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DADCC3?

Its complementary colour is #C5C3DC, and analogous partners are #DCD2C3 and #CDDCC3.