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#DFDBC6

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #DFDBC6

#DFDBC6 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 86% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 2.8), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C6CADF (lavender), 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 15.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green219
Blue198

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 2.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 3.8
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.6

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

Text on #DFDBC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFDBC6.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFDBC6.
15.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFDBC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFDBC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DAC5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1DBC7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3D8D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFDBC6?

#DFDBC6 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 86% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFDBC6?

Use black text. Black on #DFDBC6 has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFDBC6?

Its complementary colour is #C6CADF, and analogous partners are #DFCEC6 and #D7DFC6.