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#E1DDCA

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #E1DDCA

With the hex code #E1DDCA, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 87% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% 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 2.2 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CACEE1, a lavender 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 15.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red225
Green221
Blue202

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 2.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.8

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

Text on #E1DDCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E1DDCA.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E1DDCA.
15.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1DDCA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1DDCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DCC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DDCB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5DAD7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1DDCA?

With the hex code #E1DDCA, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 87% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E1DDCA?

Use black text. Black on #E1DDCA has a contrast ratio of 15.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1DDCA?

Its complementary colour is #CACEE1, and analogous partners are #E1D2CA and #D9E1CA.