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#DADFC6

Bone · very light warm green

About #DADFC6

With the hex code #DADFC6, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 87% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% 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 6.6 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CBC6DF, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green223
Blue198

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.4

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

Text on #DADFC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DADFC6.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DADFC6.
15.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DADFC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DADFC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3DCC5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DDC7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDDCD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DADFC6?

With the hex code #DADFC6, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 87% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DADFC6?

Use black text. Black on #DADFC6 has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DADFC6?

Its complementary colour is #CBC6DF, and analogous partners are #DFD8C6 and #CDDFC6.