#DFD9C6
Bone · very light warm yellow
About #DFD9C6
#DFD9C6 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 85% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 1.6); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C6CCDF — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFD9C6 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DFD9C6?
#DFD9C6 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 85% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DFD9C6?
Use black text. Black on #DFD9C6 has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DFD9C6?
Its complementary colour is #C6CCDF, and analogous partners are #DFCCC6 and #D9DFC6.