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#DED1C6

Bone · very light neutral

About #DED1C6

#DED1C6 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 82% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% 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 4.4); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C6D3DE — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DED1C6 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.04:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red222
Green209
Blue198

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #DED1C6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DED1C6.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DED1C6.
14.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DED1C6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DED1C6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D1C5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D4C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3CECE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DED1C6?

#DED1C6 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 82% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DED1C6?

Use black text. Black on #DED1C6 has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DED1C6?

Its complementary colour is #C6D3DE, and analogous partners are #DEC6C7 and #DEDDC6.