#DFDACA
Bone · very light warm yellow
About #DFDACA
#DFDACA is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 85% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 1.6), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CACFDF (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 15.02:1 (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 #DFDACA?
#DFDACA is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 85% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DFDACA?
Use black text. Black on #DFDACA has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DFDACA?
Its complementary colour is #CACFDF, and analogous partners are #DFCFCA and #DADFCA.