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#E0DECD

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #E0DECD

With the hex code #E0DECD, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 87% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Bone — a ΔE of 2.8 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDCFE0, a lavender 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 — 15.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red224
Green222
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 2.8
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.2

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

Text on #E0DECD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E0DECD.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E0DECD.
15.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E0DECD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E0DECD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DDCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DECE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3DBD9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E0DECD?

With the hex code #E0DECD, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 87% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E0DECD?

Use black text. Black on #E0DECD has a contrast ratio of 15.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E0DECD?

Its complementary colour is #CDCFE0, and analogous partners are #E0D5CD and #D9E0CD.