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#DCDFD5

Bone · very light neutral

About #DCDFD5

#DCDFD5 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 87% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.9); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D8D5DF — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DCDFD5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.56:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red220
Green223
Blue213

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #DCDFD5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DCDFD5.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DCDFD5.
15.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCDFD5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCDFD5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DED4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0DED5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDDEDC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCDFD5?

#DCDFD5 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 87% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #DCDFD5?

Use black text. Black on #DCDFD5 has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCDFD5?

Its complementary colour is #D8D5DF, and analogous partners are #DFDDD5 and #D7DFD5.