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#E1DCCE

Bone · very light neutral

About #E1DCCE

With the hex code #E1DCCE, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 86% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Bone — a ΔE of 2.2 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CED3E1, 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 15.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red225
Green220
Blue206

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 2.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.7

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

Text on #E1DCCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E1DCCE.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E1DCCE.
15.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1DCCE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1DCCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDBCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1DDCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5DAD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1DCCE?

With the hex code #E1DCCE, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 86% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% 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 #E1DCCE?

Use black text. Black on #E1DCCE has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1DCCE?

Its complementary colour is #CED3E1, and analogous partners are #E1D3CE and #DDE1CE.