Close to Bone
#DCDDC8
#DCDDC8 is a very light, muted yellow, close to the color Bone. In RGB it’s made of 86.3% red, 86.7% green, and 78.4% blue. Its hue is 63°, with 24% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DCDDC8.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.38:1 FailBlack text on this color
15.22:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.38:1 FailThis color as text on black
15.22:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DCDDC8 as they’d see it.
#DCDDC8 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #DCDDC8
What color is #DCDDC8?
#DCDDC8 is a very light, muted yellow, close to the color Bone. In RGB it’s made of 86.3% red, 86.7% green, and 78.4% blue. Its hue is 63°, with 24% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DCDDC8 in RGB?
#DCDDC8 is rgb(220, 221, 200): 220 red, 221 green, and 200 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DCDDC8 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 0, 10, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DCDDC8?
PANTONE 454 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DCDDC8?
Its complement #DBDAEE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.