#DBDAC3
Bone · very light warm yellow
About #DBDAC3
#DBDAC3 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 85% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.4); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C3C4DB — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DBDAC3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.83:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DBDAC3
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DBDAC3?
#DBDAC3 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 85% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DBDAC3?
Use black text. Black on #DBDAC3 has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBDAC3?
Its complementary colour is #C3C4DB, and analogous partners are #DBCEC3 and #D0DBC3.