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#DEDCC6

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #DEDCC6

#DEDCC6 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 86% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 3.7), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C6C8DE (thistle), 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 15.16:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green220
Blue198

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.6

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

Text on #DEDCC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DEDCC6.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DEDCC6.
15.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEDCC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEDCC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DAC5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1DCC7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2D9D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEDCC6?

#DEDCC6 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 86% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DEDCC6?

Use black text. Black on #DEDCC6 has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEDCC6?

Its complementary colour is #C6C8DE, and analogous partners are #DED0C6 and #D4DEC6.