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#E2D8CE

Bone · very light neutral

About #E2D8CE

With the hex code #E2D8CE, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 85% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% 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 3.7 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CED8E2, 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 14.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red226
Green216
Blue206

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.8

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

Text on #E2D8CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E2D8CE.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E2D8CE.
14.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2D8CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2D8CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCD8CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEDACE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E6D6D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2D8CE?

With the hex code #E2D8CE, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 85% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% 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 #E2D8CE?

Use black text. Black on #E2D8CE has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2D8CE?

Its complementary colour is #CED8E2, and analogous partners are #E2CECE and #E2E2CE.