#DCDAC8
Bone · very light warm yellow
About #DCDAC8
#DCDAC8 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 85% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 2.7); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C8CADC — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DCDAC8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.91:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DCDAC8
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DCDAC8?
#DCDAC8 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 85% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DCDAC8?
Use black text. Black on #DCDAC8 has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCDAC8?
Its complementary colour is #C8CADC, and analogous partners are #DCD0C8 and #D4DCC8.