#E2DCC9
Bone · very light warm yellow
About #E2DCC9
#E2DCC9 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 86% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 1.6); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C9CFE2 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E2DCC9 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E2DCC9?
#E2DCC9 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 86% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E2DCC9?
Use black text. Black on #E2DCC9 has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E2DCC9?
Its complementary colour is #C9CFE2, and analogous partners are #E2D0C9 and #DBE2C9.