#DCD9C8
Bone · very light warm yellow
About #DCD9C8
#DCD9C8 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 85% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 2.4), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8CBDC (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 14.80:1 (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 #DCD9C8?
#DCD9C8 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 85% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DCD9C8?
Use black text. Black on #DCD9C8 has a contrast ratio of 14.80:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCD9C8?
Its complementary colour is #C8CBDC, and analogous partners are #DCCFC8 and #D5DCC8.