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#DCDDC4

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #DCDDC4

#DCDDC4 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 87% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.5), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C5C4DD (thistle), 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 15.18:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red220
Green221
Blue196

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.4

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

Text on #DCDDC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DCDDC4.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DCDDC4.
15.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCDDC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCDDC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DBC3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DCC5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0DAD6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCDDC4?

#DCDDC4 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 87% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DCDDC4?

Use black text. Black on #DCDDC4 has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCDDC4?

Its complementary colour is #C5C4DD, and analogous partners are #DDD1C4 and #D0DDC4.