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#DADFD1

Bone · very light neutral

About #DADFD1

#DADFD1 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 87% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.5); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D6D1DF — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DADFD1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.46:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red218
Green223
Blue209

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.8

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

Text on #DADFD1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DADFD1.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DADFD1.
15.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DADFD1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DADFD1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DDD0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0DDD2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBDDDB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DADFD1?

#DADFD1 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 87% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #DADFD1?

Use black text. Black on #DADFD1 has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DADFD1?

Its complementary colour is #D6D1DF, and analogous partners are #DFDDD1 and #D3DFD1.