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#DBDEC4

Bone · very light warm green

About #DBDEC4

#DBDEC4 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 87% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 6.4), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C7C4DE (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green222
Blue196

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.9

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

Text on #DBDEC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DBDEC4.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DBDEC4.
15.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBDEC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBDEC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DBC3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DCC5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFDBD7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBDEC4?

#DBDEC4 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 87% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DBDEC4?

Use black text. Black on #DBDEC4 has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBDEC4?

Its complementary colour is #C7C4DE, and analogous partners are #DED4C4 and #CEDEC4.