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#DADDCC

Bone · very light warm green

About #DADDCC

#DADDCC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.5), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFCCDD (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red218
Green221
Blue204

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.4

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

Text on #DADDCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DADDCC.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DADDCC.
15.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DADDCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DBCB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0DBCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCDBD8

Shades, tints & matching colours

Tints and shades

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

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Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DADDCC?

#DADDCC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DADDCC?

Use black text. Black on #DADDCC has a contrast ratio of 15.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DADDCC?

Its complementary colour is #CFCCDD, and analogous partners are #DDD8CC and #D2DDCC.