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#DBDEC7

Bone · very light warm green

About #DBDEC7

#DBDEC7 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 87% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.4), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CAC7DE (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red219
Green222
Blue199

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.4

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

Text on #DBDEC7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DBDEC7.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DBDEC7.
15.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBDEC7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBDEC7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DCC6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DCC8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEDBD7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBDEC7?

#DBDEC7 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 87% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DBDEC7?

Use black text. Black on #DBDEC7 has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBDEC7?

Its complementary colour is #CAC7DE, and analogous partners are #DED6C7 and #CFDEC7.