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#DFD2CA

Bone · very light neutral

About #DFD2CA

#DFD2CA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 82% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% 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 5.4); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CAD7DF — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFD2CA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red223
Green210
Blue202

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.4

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

Text on #DFD2CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFD2CA.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFD2CA.
14.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD2CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD2CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D3CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D5CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3D0D0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD2CA?

#DFD2CA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 82% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD2CA?

Use black text. Black on #DFD2CA has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD2CA?

Its complementary colour is #CAD7DF, and analogous partners are #DFCACC and #DFDCCA.