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#DBDCC7

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #DBDCC7

#DBDCC7 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 86% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.3); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C8C7DC — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DBDCC7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red219
Green220
Blue199

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.1

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

Text on #DBDCC7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DBDCC7.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DBDCC7.
15.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBDCC7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBDCC7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DAC6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0DBC8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DED9D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBDCC7?

#DBDCC7 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 86% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DBDCC7?

Use black text. Black on #DBDCC7 has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBDCC7?

Its complementary colour is #C8C7DC, and analogous partners are #DCD3C7 and #D0DCC7.