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#E2D3C8

Bone · very light warm orange

About #E2D3C8

#E2D3C8 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 83% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.2), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8D7E2 (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red226
Green211
Blue200

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.1

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

Text on #E2D3C8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E2D3C8.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E2D3C8.
14.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2D3C8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2D3C8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8D4C7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBD7C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7D0D0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2D3C8?

#E2D3C8 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 83% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E2D3C8?

Use black text. Black on #E2D3C8 has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2D3C8?

Its complementary colour is #C8D7E2, and analogous partners are #E2C8CA and #E2E0C8.