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#E1DFCE

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #E1DFCE

With the hex code #E1DFCE, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 87% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% 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 2.9 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CED0E1, 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 15.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red225
Green223
Blue206

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 2.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.5

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

Text on #E1DFCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E1DFCE.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E1DFCE.
15.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1DFCE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1DFCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3DECD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DFCF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4DCDA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1DFCE?

With the hex code #E1DFCE, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 87% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E1DFCE?

Use black text. Black on #E1DFCE has a contrast ratio of 15.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1DFCE?

Its complementary colour is #CED0E1, and analogous partners are #E1D6CE and #DAE1CE.