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#DFDFD1

Bone · very light neutral

About #DFDFD1

#DFDFD1 is a very light, near-neutral yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 87% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 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.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 3.9), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D1D1DF (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green223
Blue209

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.6

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

Text on #DFDFD1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFDFD1.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DFDFD1.
15.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFDFD1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFDFD1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DED0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DED1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1DDDB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFDFD1?

#DFDFD1 is a very light, near-neutral yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 87% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 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 #DFDFD1?

Use black text. Black on #DFDFD1 has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFDFD1?

Its complementary colour is #D1D1DF, and analogous partners are #DFD8D1 and #D8DFD1.