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#DED0C8

Bone · very light neutral

About #DED0C8

With the hex code #DED0C8, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 82% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% 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 5.8 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8D6DE, 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 13.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green208
Blue200

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.7

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

Text on #DED0C8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DED0C8.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DED0C8.
13.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DED0C8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DED0C8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4D1C8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D4C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3CECE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DED0C8?

With the hex code #DED0C8, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 82% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DED0C8?

Use black text. Black on #DED0C8 has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DED0C8?

Its complementary colour is #C8D6DE, and analogous partners are #DEC8CB and #DEDBC8.