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#DEE2D1

Bone · very light warm green

About #DEE2D1

With the hex code #DEE2D1, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 89% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 5.2 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D5D1E2, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.91:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red222
Green226
Blue209

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #DEE2D1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DEE2D1.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DEE2D1.
15.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEE2D1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEE2D1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5E0D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E0D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0E0DD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEE2D1?

With the hex code #DEE2D1, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 89% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DEE2D1?

Use black text. Black on #DEE2D1 has a contrast ratio of 15.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEE2D1?

Its complementary colour is #D5D1E2, and analogous partners are #E2DED1 and #D6E2D1.