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#E0D2CD

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #E0D2CD

With the hex code #E0D2CD, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 82% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% 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 Light Gray — a ΔE of 5.8 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDDBE0, 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 — 14.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red224
Green210
Blue205

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.8

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

Text on #E0D2CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E0D2CD.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E0D2CD.
14.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E0D2CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E0D2CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D3CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D6CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4D0D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E0D2CD?

With the hex code #E0D2CD, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 82% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #E0D2CD?

Use black text. Black on #E0D2CD has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E0D2CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDDBE0, and analogous partners are #E0CDD2 and #E0DBCD.