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#DFDBCA

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #DFDBCA

#DFDBCA is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 86% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 1.9); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CACEDF — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFDBCA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red223
Green219
Blue202

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 1.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.6

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

Text on #DFDBCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFDBCA.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFDBCA.
15.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFDBCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDAC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0DBCB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3D8D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFDBCA?

#DFDBCA is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 86% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFDBCA?

Use black text. Black on #DFDBCA has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFDBCA?

Its complementary colour is #CACEDF, and analogous partners are #DFD0CA and #D9DFCA.