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#DDDBC4

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #DDDBC4

With the hex code #DDDBC4, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 86% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 4.1 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C4C6DD, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.00:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green219
Blue196

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.1

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

Text on #DDDBC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DDDBC4.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DDDBC4.
15.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDDBC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDDBC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0D9C3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1DBC5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1D8D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDDBC4?

With the hex code #DDDBC4, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 86% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDDBC4?

Use black text. Black on #DDDBC4 has a contrast ratio of 15.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDDBC4?

Its complementary colour is #C4C6DD, and analogous partners are #DDCEC4 and #D3DDC4.