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#DDD7CB

Bone · very light neutral

About #DDD7CB

With the hex code #DDD7CB, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 84% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 3.1 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CBD1DD, a light gray 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 — 14.66:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red221
Green215
Blue203

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.8

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

Text on #DDD7CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DDD7CB.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DDD7CB.
14.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDD7CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDD7CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAD7CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCD8CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0D5D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDD7CB?

With the hex code #DDD7CB, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 84% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% 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 #DDD7CB?

Use black text. Black on #DDD7CB has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDD7CB?

Its complementary colour is #CBD1DD, and analogous partners are #DDCECB and #DADDCB.