#DFDAC5
Bone · very light warm yellow
About #DFDAC5
#DFDAC5 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 85% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 2.6); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C5CADF — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFDAC5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.97:1, 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 #DFDAC5?
#DFDAC5 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 85% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DFDAC5?
Use black text. Black on #DFDAC5 has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DFDAC5?
Its complementary colour is #C5CADF, and analogous partners are #DFCDC5 and #D7DFC5.