#E1DFCB
Bone · very light warm yellow
About #E1DFCB
With the hex code #E1DFCB, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 87% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% 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 3.2 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CBCDE1, a lavender shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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›What colour is #E1DFCB?
With the hex code #E1DFCB, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 87% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #E1DFCB?
Use black text. Black on #E1DFCB has a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E1DFCB?
Its complementary colour is #CBCDE1, and analogous partners are #E1D4CB and #D8E1CB.