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#DBDCC2

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #DBDCC2

With the hex code #DBDCC2, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 86% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 5.9 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C3C2DC, 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 15.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green220
Blue194

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.0

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

Text on #DBDCC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DBDCC2.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DBDCC2.
15.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBDCC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBDCC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1D9C1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1DBC3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFD8D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBDCC2?

With the hex code #DBDCC2, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 86% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBDCC2?

Use black text. Black on #DBDCC2 has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBDCC2?

Its complementary colour is #C3C2DC, and analogous partners are #DCD0C2 and #CEDCC2.