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#DEDAC8

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #DEDAC8

#DEDAC8 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 85% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 2.0), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8CCDE (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.97:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green218
Blue200

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 2.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 3.8
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.9

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

Text on #DEDAC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DEDAC8.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DEDAC8.
14.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEDAC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEDAC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DED9C7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFDAC9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2D7D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEDAC8?

#DEDAC8 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 85% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DEDAC8?

Use black text. Black on #DEDAC8 has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEDAC8?

Its complementary colour is #C8CCDE, and analogous partners are #DECFC8 and #D7DEC8.