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#DADDCB

Bone · very light warm green

About #DADDCB

With the hex code #DADDCB, 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 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 4.5 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CECBDD, 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 — 15.19:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green221
Blue203

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.3

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

Text on #DADDCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DADDCB.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DADDCB.
15.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DADDCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DBCA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0DBCC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCDBD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DADDCB?

With the hex code #DADDCB, 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 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DADDCB?

Use black text. Black on #DADDCB has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DADDCB?

Its complementary colour is #CECBDD, and analogous partners are #DDD7CB and #D1DDCB.