#DFD8CD
Bone · very light neutral
About #DFD8CD
#DFD8CD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 85% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 3.3); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDD4DF — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFD8CD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.84:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DFD8CD
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #DFD8CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DFD8CD?
#DFD8CD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 85% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% 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 #DFD8CD?
Use black text. Black on #DFD8CD has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DFD8CD?
Its complementary colour is #CDD4DF, and analogous partners are #DFCFCD and #DDDFCD.