#DCD5C4
Bone · very light warm orange
About #DCD5C4
#DCD5C4 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 84% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 2.1); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C4CBDC — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DCD5C4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DCD5C4
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DCD5C4?
#DCD5C4 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 84% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DCD5C4?
Use black text. Black on #DCD5C4 has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCD5C4?
Its complementary colour is #C4CBDC, and analogous partners are #DCC9C4 and #D7DCC4.