#DFDEC7
Bone · very light warm yellow
About #DFDEC7
#DFDEC7 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 87% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.3); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C7C8DF — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFDEC7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.41:1, 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 #DFDEC7?
#DFDEC7 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 87% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DFDEC7?
Use black text. Black on #DFDEC7 has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DFDEC7?
Its complementary colour is #C7C8DF, and analogous partners are #DFD2C7 and #D4DFC7.