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#E0D2CA

Bone · very light neutral

About #E0D2CA

With the hex code #E0D2CA, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 82% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 12% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 5.5 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CAD8E0, a light gray 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 14.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red224
Green210
Blue202

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.7

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

Text on #E0D2CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E0D2CA.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E0D2CA.
14.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E0D2CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E0D2CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D3CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D6CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5D0D0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E0D2CA?

With the hex code #E0D2CA, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 82% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 12% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #E0D2CA?

Use black text. Black on #E0D2CA has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E0D2CA?

Its complementary colour is #CAD8E0, and analogous partners are #E0CACD and #E0DDCA.