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#DEDFC9

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #DEDFC9

#DEDFC9 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 87% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.6), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CAC9DF (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red222
Green223
Blue201

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.9

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

Text on #DEDFC9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DEDFC9.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DEDFC9.
15.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEDFC9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEDFC9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3DDC8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DECA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1DCD9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEDFC9?

#DEDFC9 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 87% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DEDFC9?

Use black text. Black on #DEDFC9 has a contrast ratio of 15.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEDFC9?

Its complementary colour is #CAC9DF, and analogous partners are #DFD5C9 and #D3DFC9.