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#DFD1C9

Bone · very light neutral

About #DFD1C9

With the hex code #DFD1C9, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 82% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 5.6 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C9D7DF, a light gray 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 — 14.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green209
Blue201

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.7

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

Text on #DFD1C9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFD1C9.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFD1C9.
14.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD1C9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD1C9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D2C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D5C9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4CFCF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD1C9?

With the hex code #DFD1C9, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 82% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD1C9?

Use black text. Black on #DFD1C9 has a contrast ratio of 14.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD1C9?

Its complementary colour is #C9D7DF, and analogous partners are #DFC9CC and #DFDCC9.