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#DFD2C7

Bone · very light neutral

About #DFD2C7

#DFD2C7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 82% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% 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 4.2); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C7D4DF — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFD2C7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.18:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red223
Green210
Blue199

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #DFD2C7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFD2C7.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFD2C7.
14.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD2C7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD2C7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D2C6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D5C7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4CFCF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD2C7?

#DFD2C7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 82% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% 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 #DFD2C7?

Use black text. Black on #DFD2C7 has a contrast ratio of 14.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD2C7?

Its complementary colour is #C7D4DF, and analogous partners are #DFC7C8 and #DFDEC7.