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#DFD9C8

Bone · very light warm orange

About #DFD9C8

#DFD9C8 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, 10% 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 #C8CEDF (light gray), 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 14.90:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red223
Green217
Blue200

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 1.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 3.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.1

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

Text on #DFD9C8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFD9C8.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFD9C8.
14.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD9C8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD9C8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDD8C7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFDAC8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3D6D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD9C8?

#DFD9C8 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, 10% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD9C8?

Use black text. Black on #DFD9C8 has a contrast ratio of 14.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD9C8?

Its complementary colour is #C8CEDF, and analogous partners are #DFCDC8 and #DADFC8.