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#DFDED1

Bone · very light neutral

About #DFDED1

With the hex code #DFDED1, this is a very light yellow with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 87% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 3.8 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D1D2DF, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.51:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green222
Blue209

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.8
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.5

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

Text on #DFDED1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFDED1.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFDED1.
15.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFDED1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFDED1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DDD0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1DED1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1DCDA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFDED1?

With the hex code #DFDED1, this is a very light yellow with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 87% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #DFDED1?

Use black text. Black on #DFDED1 has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFDED1?

Its complementary colour is #D1D2DF, and analogous partners are #DFD7D1 and #D9DFD1.