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#DFDFCA

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #DFDFCA

With the hex code #DFDFCA, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 87% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 4.0 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CACADF, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green223
Blue202

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.6

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

Text on #DFDFCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFDFCA.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFDFCA.
15.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFDFCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3DDC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DECB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2DCD9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFDFCA?

With the hex code #DFDFCA, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 87% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFDFCA?

Use black text. Black on #DFDFCA has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFDFCA?

Its complementary colour is #CACADF, and analogous partners are #DFD4CA and #D4DFCA.