#E2DDCE
Bone · very light warm yellow
About #E2DDCE
#E2DDCE is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 87% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 2.0); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CED3E2 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E2DDCE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.47:1 (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 #E2DDCE?
#E2DDCE is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 87% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E2DDCE?
Use black text. Black on #E2DDCE has a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E2DDCE?
Its complementary colour is #CED3E2, and analogous partners are #E2D3CE and #DDE2CE.