#DDDCC9
Bone · very light warm yellow
About #DDDCC9
With the hex code #DDDCC9, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 86% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% 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 3.2 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C9CADD, a lavender 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 — 15.16:1, 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 #DDDCC9?
With the hex code #DDDCC9, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 86% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #DDDCC9?
Use black text. Black on #DDDCC9 has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DDDCC9?
Its complementary colour is #C9CADD, and analogous partners are #DDD2C9 and #D4DDC9.