#DDDCC4
Bone · very light warm yellow
About #DDDCC4
#DDDCC4 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 86% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.7), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C4C5DD (thistle), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.11:1 (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 #DDDCC4?
#DDDCC4 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 86% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DDDCC4?
Use black text. Black on #DDDCC4 has a contrast ratio of 15.11:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DDDCC4?
Its complementary colour is #C4C5DD, and analogous partners are #DDD0C4 and #D2DDC4.