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#DFD8C6

Bone · very light warm orange

About #DFD8C6

#DFD8C6 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 85% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 1.3), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C6CDDF (lavender), 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 14.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red223
Green216
Blue198

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 1.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 2.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.3

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

Text on #DFD8C6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFD8C6.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFD8C6.
14.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD8C6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD8C6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDD7C5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DED9C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4D5D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD8C6?

#DFD8C6 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 85% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD8C6?

Use black text. Black on #DFD8C6 has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD8C6?

Its complementary colour is #C6CDDF, and analogous partners are #DFCBC6 and #DADFC6.