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#E2D2C7

Bone · very light warm orange

About #E2D2C7

#E2D2C7 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 82% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.6); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C7D7E2 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E2D2C7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red226
Green210
Blue199

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.3

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

Text on #E2D2C7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E2D2C7.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E2D2C7.
14.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2D2C7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2D2C7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7D3C6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAD6C7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8CFCF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2D2C7?

#E2D2C7 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 82% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E2D2C7?

Use black text. Black on #E2D2C7 has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2D2C7?

Its complementary colour is #C7D7E2, and analogous partners are #E2C7CA and #E2DFC7.