#DFD5CA
Bone · very light neutral
About #DFD5CA
#DFD5CA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 84% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% 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 3.5); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CAD4DF — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFD5CA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DFD5CA
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DFD5CA?
#DFD5CA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 84% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% 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 #DFD5CA?
Use black text. Black on #DFD5CA has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DFD5CA?
Its complementary colour is #CAD4DF, and analogous partners are #DFCACA and #DEDFCA.