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#DDDBC3

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #DDDBC3

#DDDBC3 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 86% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.5); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C3C5DD — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DDDBC3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red221
Green219
Blue195

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.3

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

Text on #DDDBC3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DDDBC3.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DDDBC3.
15.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDDBC3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDDBC3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0D9C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1DBC4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1D8D4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDDBC3?

#DDDBC3 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 86% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDDBC3?

Use black text. Black on #DDDBC3 has a contrast ratio of 15.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDDBC3?

Its complementary colour is #C3C5DD, and analogous partners are #DDCEC3 and #D2DDC3.