ColorXprez

#DBDEC6

Bone · very light warm green

About #DBDEC6

With the hex code #DBDEC6, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 87% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 5.7 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C9C6DE, 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 15.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV / HSB
CMYK
CIELAB
Decimal
CSS
Red219
Green222
Blue198

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.5

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

Text on #DBDEC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DBDEC6.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DBDEC6.
15.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBDEC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBDEC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DBC5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DCC7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEDBD7

Shades, tints & matching colours

Tints and shades

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBDEC6?

With the hex code #DBDEC6, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 87% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBDEC6?

Use black text. Black on #DBDEC6 has a contrast ratio of 15.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBDEC6?

Its complementary colour is #C9C6DE, and analogous partners are #DED5C6 and #CFDEC6.