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#E1D4CD

Bone · very light neutral

About #E1D4CD

With the hex code #E1D4CD, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 83% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% 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 Bone — a ΔE of 5.6 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDDAE1, 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 — 14.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red225
Green212
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.8

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

Text on #E1D4CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E1D4CD.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E1D4CD.
14.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1D4CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1D4CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7D5CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAD7CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5D2D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1D4CD?

With the hex code #E1D4CD, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 83% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% 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 #E1D4CD?

Use black text. Black on #E1D4CD has a contrast ratio of 14.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1D4CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDDAE1, and analogous partners are #E1CDD0 and #E1DECD.