#DDDDCD
Bone · very light warm yellow
About #DDDDCD
#DDDDCD is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 87% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 3.4); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDCDDD — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DDDDCD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.30:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DDDDCD
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How #DDDDCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DDDDCD?
#DDDDCD is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 87% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DDDDCD?
Use black text. Black on #DDDDCD has a contrast ratio of 15.30:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DDDDCD?
Its complementary colour is #CDCDDD, and analogous partners are #DDD5CD and #D5DDCD.