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#E1DFD0

Bone · very light neutral

About #E1DFD0

#E1DFD0 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 87% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% 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 3.1); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D0D2E1 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E1DFD0 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.67:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red225
Green223
Blue208

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.9

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

Text on #E1DFD0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E1DFD0.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E1DFD0.
15.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1DFD0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1DFD0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DECF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DFD0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4DDDB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1DFD0?

#E1DFD0 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 87% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #E1DFD0?

Use black text. Black on #E1DFD0 has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1DFD0?

Its complementary colour is #D0D2E1, and analogous partners are #E1D7D0 and #DBE1D0.