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#E2D5CE

Bone · very light neutral

About #E2D5CE

With the hex code #E2D5CE, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 84% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% 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 5.5 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEDBE2, a light gray 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 14.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red226
Green213
Blue206

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.9

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

Text on #E2D5CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E2D5CE.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E2D5CE.
14.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2D5CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2D5CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8D6CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBD8CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E6D3D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2D5CE?

With the hex code #E2D5CE, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 84% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 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 #E2D5CE?

Use black text. Black on #E2D5CE has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2D5CE?

Its complementary colour is #CEDBE2, and analogous partners are #E2CED1 and #E2DFCE.