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#DDE1D2

Bone · very light neutral

About #DDE1D2

#DDE1D2 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 88% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 12% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.2); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D6D2E1 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DDE1D2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green225
Blue210

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.6

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

Text on #DDE1D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DDE1D2.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DDE1D2.
15.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDE1D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDE1D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3DFD1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DFD3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFDFDD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDE1D2?

#DDE1D2 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 88% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 12% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DDE1D2?

Use black text. Black on #DDE1D2 has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDE1D2?

Its complementary colour is #D6D2E1, and analogous partners are #E1DED2 and #D6E1D2.