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#DEDBC6

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #DEDBC6

With the hex code #DEDBC6, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 86% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 3.0 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6C9DE, a thistle 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 15.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green219
Blue198

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.7

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

Text on #DEDBC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DEDBC6.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DEDBC6.
15.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEDBC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEDBC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFD9C5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1DBC7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2D8D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEDBC6?

With the hex code #DEDBC6, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 86% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DEDBC6?

Use black text. Black on #DEDBC6 has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEDBC6?

Its complementary colour is #C6C9DE, and analogous partners are #DECFC6 and #D5DEC6.