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#E1DFCF

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #E1DFCF

#E1DFCF is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 88% red, 87% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 3.0), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFD1E1 (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.66:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red225
Green223
Blue207

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.7

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

Text on #E1DFCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E1DFCF.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E1DFCF.
15.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1DFCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1DFCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DECE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DFCF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4DDDA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1DFCF?

#E1DFCF is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 88% red, 87% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E1DFCF?

Use black text. Black on #E1DFCF has a contrast ratio of 15.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1DFCF?

Its complementary colour is #CFD1E1, and analogous partners are #E1D6CF and #DAE1CF.