#DDD8CB
Bone · very light neutral
About #DDD8CB
#DDD8CB is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 85% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Visually it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 2.7), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CBD0DD (light gray), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.76:1, 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 #DDD8CB?
#DDD8CB is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 85% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% 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 #DDD8CB?
Use black text. Black on #DDD8CB has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DDD8CB?
Its complementary colour is #CBD0DD, and analogous partners are #DDCFCB and #D9DDCB.