#E1DBCE
Bone · very light neutral
About #E1DBCE
#E1DBCE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 86% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 2.4); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CED4E1 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E1DBCE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.23:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E1DBCE?
#E1DBCE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 86% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #E1DBCE?
Use black text. Black on #E1DBCE has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E1DBCE?
Its complementary colour is #CED4E1, and analogous partners are #E1D2CE and #DEE1CE.