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#DBDCCE

Bone · very light neutral

About #DBDCCE

With the hex code #DBDCCE, this is a very light yellow with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 86% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 4.1 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFCEDC, a light gray 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 15.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green220
Blue206

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.6

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

Text on #DBDCCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DBDCCE.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DBDCCE.
15.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DBDCCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDBCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFDBCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDDAD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBDCCE?

With the hex code #DBDCCE, this is a very light yellow with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 86% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DBDCCE?

Use black text. Black on #DBDCCE has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBDCCE?

Its complementary colour is #CFCEDC, and analogous partners are #DCD6CE and #D4DCCE.