#DCD2C9
Bone · very light neutral
About #DCD2C9
#DCD2C9 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 82% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.9), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C9D3DC (light gray), 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 — 14.11:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DCD2C9
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DCD2C9?
#DCD2C9 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 82% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% 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 #DCD2C9?
Use black text. Black on #DCD2C9 has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCD2C9?
Its complementary colour is #C9D3DC, and analogous partners are #DCC9CA and #DCDBC9.