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#DDD8CC

Bone · very light neutral

About #DDD8CC

#DDD8CC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 85% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 3.1); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCD1DD — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DDD8CC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.77:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green216
Blue204

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.8

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

Text on #DDD8CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DDD8CC.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DDD8CC.
14.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDD8CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDD8CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBD7CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCD9CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0D6D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDD8CC?

#DDD8CC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 85% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% 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 #DDD8CC?

Use black text. Black on #DDD8CC has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDD8CC?

Its complementary colour is #CCD1DD, and analogous partners are #DDD0CC and #DADDCC.