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#DCD2C7

Bone · very light neutral

About #DCD2C7

#DCD2C7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 82% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 14% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.1); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C7D1DC — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DCD2C7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red220
Green210
Blue199

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.9

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

Text on #DCD2C7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DCD2C7.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DCD2C7.
14.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCD2C7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCD2C7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D2C6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D4C7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0D0CF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCD2C7?

#DCD2C7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 82% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 14% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #DCD2C7?

Use black text. Black on #DCD2C7 has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCD2C7?

Its complementary colour is #C7D1DC, and analogous partners are #DCC7C7 and #DCDCC7.