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#E2D4CE

Bone · very light neutral

About #E2D4CE

#E2D4CE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 83% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% 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 6.1); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CEDCE2 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E2D4CE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red226
Green212
Blue206

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.4

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

Text on #E2D4CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E2D4CE.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E2D4CE.
14.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2D4CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2D4CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7D5CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBD8CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E6D2D2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2D4CE?

#E2D4CE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 83% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #E2D4CE?

Use black text. Black on #E2D4CE has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2D4CE?

Its complementary colour is #CEDCE2, and analogous partners are #E2CED2 and #E2DECE.