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#DBCEC5

Bone · very light neutral

About #DBCEC5

#DBCEC5 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 81% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 14% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.8), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C5D2DB (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red219
Green206
Blue197

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.8

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

Text on #DBCEC5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DBCEC5.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DBCEC5.
13.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBCEC5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBCEC5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CFC4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D1C5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0CCCB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBCEC5?

#DBCEC5 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 81% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 14% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #DBCEC5?

Use black text. Black on #DBCEC5 has a contrast ratio of 13.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBCEC5?

Its complementary colour is #C5D2DB, and analogous partners are #DBC5C7 and #DBD9C5.