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#DEE2D3

Bone · very light neutral

About #DEE2D3

#DEE2D3 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 89% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.3); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D7D3E2 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DEE2D3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.93:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red222
Green226
Blue211

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.8

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

Text on #DEE2D3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DEE2D3.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DEE2D3.
15.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEE2D3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEE2D3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4E0D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E0D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0E0DE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEE2D3?

#DEE2D3 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 89% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #DEE2D3?

Use black text. Black on #DEE2D3 has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEE2D3?

Its complementary colour is #D7D3E2, and analogous partners are #E2DFD3 and #D7E2D3.