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#DFD5C9

Bone · very light neutral

About #DFD5C9

#DFD5C9 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 84% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 3.0), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C9D3DF (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red223
Green213
Blue201

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.4

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

Text on #DFD5C9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFD5C9.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFD5C9.
14.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD5C9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD5C9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9D5C8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBD7C9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3D2D1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD5C9?

#DFD5C9 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 84% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% 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 #DFD5C9?

Use black text. Black on #DFD5C9 has a contrast ratio of 14.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD5C9?

Its complementary colour is #C9D3DF, and analogous partners are #DFCAC9 and #DEDFC9.