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#E1DDCE

Bone · very light neutral

About #E1DDCE

#E1DDCE is a very light, near-neutral yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 88% red, 87% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 2.3), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CED2E1 (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red225
Green221
Blue206

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 2.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.3

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

Text on #E1DDCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E1DDCE.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E1DDCE.
15.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1DDCE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1DDCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DCCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DDCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4DBD9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1DDCE?

#E1DDCE is a very light, near-neutral yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 88% red, 87% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 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 #E1DDCE?

Use black text. Black on #E1DDCE has a contrast ratio of 15.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1DDCE?

Its complementary colour is #CED2E1, and analogous partners are #E1D4CE and #DCE1CE.