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#DDE2D4

Bone · very light neutral

About #DDE2D4

#DDE2D4 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 89% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 11% 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 5.7); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D9D4E2 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DDE2D4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.90:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green226
Blue212

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.3

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

Text on #DDE2D4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DDE2D4.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DDE2D4.
15.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDE2D4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDE2D4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4E0D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E0D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEE0DE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDE2D4?

#DDE2D4 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 89% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DDE2D4?

Use black text. Black on #DDE2D4 has a contrast ratio of 15.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDE2D4?

Its complementary colour is #D9D4E2, and analogous partners are #E2E0D4 and #D6E2D4.