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#DDDFCD

Bone · very light warm green

About #DDDFCD

#DDDFCD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.2), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFCDDF (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.51:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red221
Green223
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.3

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

Text on #DDDFCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DDDFCD.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DDDFCD.
15.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DDDFCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DDCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DECE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0DDDA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDDFCD?

#DDDFCD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDDFCD?

Use black text. Black on #DDDFCD has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDDFCD?

Its complementary colour is #CFCDDF, and analogous partners are #DFD8CD and #D4DFCD.