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#E2DBC5

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #E2DBC5

With the hex code #E2DBC5, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 86% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Bone — a ΔE of 2.7 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C5CCE2, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red226
Green219
Blue197

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 2.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 3.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.4

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

Text on #E2DBC5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E2DBC5.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E2DBC5.
15.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2DBC5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2DBC5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DAC4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DCC6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7D7D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2DBC5?

With the hex code #E2DBC5, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 86% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E2DBC5?

Use black text. Black on #E2DBC5 has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2DBC5?

Its complementary colour is #C5CCE2, and analogous partners are #E2CCC5 and #DBE2C5.