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#DEDCCC

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #DEDCCC

#DEDCCC is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 86% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 2.7), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CCCEDE (light gray), 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 15.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green220
Blue204

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 2.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.7

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

Text on #DEDCCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DEDCCC.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DEDCCC.
15.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DEDCCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDBCB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0DCCC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1DAD7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEDCCC?

#DEDCCC is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 86% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DEDCCC?

Use black text. Black on #DEDCCC has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEDCCC?

Its complementary colour is #CCCEDE, and analogous partners are #DED3CC and #D7DECC.