#DDD7CC
Bone · very light neutral
About #DDD7CC
#DDD7CC is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 84% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 3.5), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CCD2DD (light gray), 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 14.67:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DDD7CC?
#DDD7CC is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 84% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #DDD7CC?
Use black text. Black on #DDD7CC has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DDD7CC?
Its complementary colour is #CCD2DD, and analogous partners are #DDCFCC and #DBDDCC.