#DCDCC9
Bone · very light warm yellow
About #DCDCC9
#DCDCC9 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 86% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 3.5); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C9C9DC — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DCDCC9 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.12:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DCDCC9
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DCDCC9?
#DCDCC9 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 86% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DCDCC9?
Use black text. Black on #DCDCC9 has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCDCC9?
Its complementary colour is #C9C9DC, and analogous partners are #DCD3C9 and #D3DCC9.