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#DCD7CA

Bone · very light neutral

About #DCD7CA

#DCD7CA is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 84% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 2.9), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CACFDC (light gray), 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 14.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red220
Green215
Blue202

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 2.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.2

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

Text on #DCD7CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DCD7CA.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DCD7CA.
14.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCD7CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCD7CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAD6C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCD8CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFD5D3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCD7CA?

#DCD7CA is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 84% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DCD7CA?

Use black text. Black on #DCD7CA has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCD7CA?

Its complementary colour is #CACFDC, and analogous partners are #DCCECA and #D8DCCA.