#DCD7C4
Bone · very light warm yellow
About #DCD7C4
#DCD7C4 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 84% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 2.3), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C4C9DC (silver), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.56:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DCD7C4?
#DCD7C4 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 84% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DCD7C4?
Use black text. Black on #DCD7C4 has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCD7C4?
Its complementary colour is #C4C9DC, and analogous partners are #DCCBC4 and #D5DCC4.