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#DDDCC3

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #DDDCC3

With the hex code #DDDCC3, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 86% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% 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 5.1 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C3C4DD, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red221
Green220
Blue195

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.3

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

Text on #DDDCC3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DDDCC3.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DDDCC3.
15.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDDCC3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDDCC3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DAC2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DBC4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1D8D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDDCC3?

With the hex code #DDDCC3, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 86% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDDCC3?

Use black text. Black on #DDDCC3 has a contrast ratio of 15.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDDCC3?

Its complementary colour is #C3C4DD, and analogous partners are #DDCFC3 and #D1DDC3.