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#E1DDD2

Bone · very light neutral

About #E1DDD2

#E1DDD2 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 87% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 12% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 3.8); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2D6E1 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E1DDD2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red225
Green221
Blue210

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.8
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.5

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

Text on #E1DDD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E1DDD2.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E1DDD2.
15.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1DDD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1DDD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DCD1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1DED2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4DBDA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1DDD2?

#E1DDD2 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 87% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 12% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #E1DDD2?

Use black text. Black on #E1DDD2 has a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1DDD2?

Its complementary colour is #D2D6E1, and analogous partners are #E1D6D2 and #DEE1D2.