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#E1DFC8

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #E1DFC8

With the hex code #E1DFC8, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 87% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 4.2 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8CAE1, a thistle 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 15.59:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red225
Green223
Blue200

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.3

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

Text on #E1DFC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E1DFC8.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E1DFC8.
15.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1DFC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1DFC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4DDC7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5DFC9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5DCD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1DFC8?

With the hex code #E1DFC8, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 87% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E1DFC8?

Use black text. Black on #E1DFC8 has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1DFC8?

Its complementary colour is #C8CAE1, and analogous partners are #E1D3C8 and #D6E1C8.