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#DCDDC3

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #DCDDC3

With the hex code #DCDDC3, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 87% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 5.9 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C4C3DD, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red220
Green221
Blue195

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.7

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

Text on #DCDDC3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DCDDC3.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DCDDC3.
15.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCDDC3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCDDC3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DAC2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DCC4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0D9D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCDDC3?

With the hex code #DCDDC3, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 87% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DCDDC3?

Use black text. Black on #DCDDC3 has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCDDC3?

Its complementary colour is #C4C3DD, and analogous partners are #DDD1C3 and #CFDDC3.