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#DDDEC2

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #DDDEC2

#DDDEC2 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 87% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 6.8), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C3C2DE (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 15.30:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green222
Blue194

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.0

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

Text on #DDDEC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DDDEC2.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DDDEC2.
15.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDDEC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDDEC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3DBC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DCC3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1DAD6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDDEC2?

#DDDEC2 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 87% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDDEC2?

Use black text. Black on #DDDEC2 has a contrast ratio of 15.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDDEC2?

Its complementary colour is #C3C2DE, and analogous partners are #DED1C2 and #CFDEC2.