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#DBDCC5

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #DBDCC5

With the hex code #DBDCC5, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 86% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% 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 4.8 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6C5DC, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.06:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red219
Green220
Blue197

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.3

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

Text on #DBDCC5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DBDCC5.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DBDCC5.
15.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBDCC5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBDCC5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DAC4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0DBC6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFD9D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBDCC5?

With the hex code #DBDCC5, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 86% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBDCC5?

Use black text. Black on #DBDCC5 has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBDCC5?

Its complementary colour is #C6C5DC, and analogous partners are #DCD2C5 and #CFDCC5.