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#DFCDC6

Bone · very light neutral

About #DFCDC6

#DFCDC6 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 80% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 7.1); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C6D8DF — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFCDC6 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red223
Green205
Blue198

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.7

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

Text on #DFCDC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFCDC6.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFCDC6.
13.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFCDC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFCDC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CEC6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D2C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4CACB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFCDC6?

#DFCDC6 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 80% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DFCDC6?

Use black text. Black on #DFCDC6 has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFCDC6?

Its complementary colour is #C6D8DF, and analogous partners are #DFC6CB and #DFDAC6.