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#DCE1CE

Bone · very light cool green

About #DCE1CE

With the hex code #DCE1CE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 88% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 5.5 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3CEE1, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red220
Green225
Blue206

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.4

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

Text on #DCE1CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DCE1CE.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DCE1CE.
15.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCE1CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCE1CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4DFCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DFCF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEDFDB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCE1CE?

With the hex code #DCE1CE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 88% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DCE1CE?

Use black text. Black on #DCE1CE has a contrast ratio of 15.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCE1CE?

Its complementary colour is #D3CEE1, and analogous partners are #E1DCCE and #D3E1CE.