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#DFDDCA

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #DFDDCA

#DFDDCA is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 87% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% 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 #CACCDF (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 15.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green221
Blue202

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 2.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.8
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.1

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

Text on #DFDDCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFDDCA.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFDDCA.
15.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFDDCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DBC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DDCB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3DAD7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFDDCA?

#DFDDCA is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 87% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFDDCA?

Use black text. Black on #DFDDCA has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFDDCA?

Its complementary colour is #CACCDF, and analogous partners are #DFD3CA and #D6DFCA.