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#E2CFC8

Bone · very light neutral

About #E2CFC8

With the hex code #E2CFC8, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 81% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 7.0 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8DBE2, a ice blue 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 13.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red226
Green207
Blue200

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.0

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

Text on #E2CFC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E2CFC8.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E2CFC8.
13.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2CFC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2CFC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D1C8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D4C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8CCCD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2CFC8?

With the hex code #E2CFC8, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 81% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #E2CFC8?

Use black text. Black on #E2CFC8 has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2CFC8?

Its complementary colour is #C8DBE2, and analogous partners are #E2C8CE and #E2DCC8.