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#DEDDD4

Bone · very light neutral

About #DEDDD4

#DEDDD4 is a very light, near-neutral yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 87% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.2), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D4D5DE (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 15.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green221
Blue212

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.8
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #DEDDD4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DEDDD4.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DEDDD4.
15.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEDDD4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEDDD4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDCD4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFDDD4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0DCDA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEDDD4?

#DEDDD4 is a very light, near-neutral yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 87% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DEDDD4?

Use black text. Black on #DEDDD4 has a contrast ratio of 15.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEDDD4?

Its complementary colour is #D4D5DE, and analogous partners are #DED8D4 and #DADED4.