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#DFD8C8

Bone · very light warm orange

About #DFD8C8

With the hex code #DFD8C8, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 85% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Bone — a ΔE of 1.2 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8CFDF, 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 14.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green216
Blue200

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 1.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 3.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.5

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

Text on #DFD8C8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFD8C8.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFD8C8.
14.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD8C8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD8C8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCD7C7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DED9C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3D5D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD8C8?

With the hex code #DFD8C8, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 85% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD8C8?

Use black text. Black on #DFD8C8 has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD8C8?

Its complementary colour is #C8CFDF, and analogous partners are #DFCCC8 and #DBDFC8.