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#E2D6CA

Bone · very light neutral

About #E2D6CA

With the hex code #E2D6CA, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 84% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Bone — a ΔE of 3.0 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CAD6E2, 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 14.71:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red226
Green214
Blue202

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.9

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

Text on #E2D6CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E2D6CA.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E2D6CA.
14.71:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2D6CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2D6CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAD6C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDD9CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7D3D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2D6CA?

With the hex code #E2D6CA, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 84% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #E2D6CA?

Use black text. Black on #E2D6CA has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2D6CA?

Its complementary colour is #CAD6E2, and analogous partners are #E2CACA and #E2E2CA.