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#DFD4CA

Bone · very light neutral

About #DFD4CA

#DFD4CA is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 83% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.1), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CAD5DF (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red223
Green212
Blue202

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.7

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

Text on #DFD4CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFD4CA.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFD4CA.
14.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD4CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD4CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8D4C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAD7CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3D2D1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD4CA?

#DFD4CA is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 83% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 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 #DFD4CA?

Use black text. Black on #DFD4CA has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD4CA?

Its complementary colour is #CAD5DF, and analogous partners are #DFCACA and #DFDFCA.