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#DDE2D8

Bone · very light neutral

About #DDE2D8

With the hex code #DDE2D8, this is a very light green with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 89% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 6.6 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DDD8E2, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red221
Green226
Blue216

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.3

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

Text on #DDE2D8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DDE2D8.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DDE2D8.
15.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDE2D8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDE2D8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3E0D7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2E0D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDE1DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDE2D8?

With the hex code #DDE2D8, this is a very light green with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 89% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DDE2D8?

Use black text. Black on #DDE2D8 has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDE2D8?

Its complementary colour is #DDD8E2, and analogous partners are #E2E2D8 and #D8E2D8.