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#DFD3CA

Bone · very light neutral

About #DFD3CA

With the hex code #DFD3CA, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 83% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 4.7 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CAD6DF, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.31:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green211
Blue202

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.5

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

Text on #DFD3CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFD3CA.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFD3CA.
14.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD3CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD3CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7D4C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D6CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3D1D0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD3CA?

With the hex code #DFD3CA, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 83% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% 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 #DFD3CA?

Use black text. Black on #DFD3CA has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD3CA?

Its complementary colour is #CAD6DF, and analogous partners are #DFCACB and #DFDDCA.