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#E2DDD4

Bone · very light neutral

About #E2DDD4

#E2DDD4 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 87% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 6% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.5); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D4D9E2 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E2DDD4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red226
Green221
Blue212

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.1

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

Text on #E2DDD4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E2DDD4.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E2DDD4.
15.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2DDD4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2DDD4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DDD3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1DED4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5DBDA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2DDD4?

#E2DDD4 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 87% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 6% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #E2DDD4?

Use black text. Black on #E2DDD4 has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2DDD4?

Its complementary colour is #D4D9E2, and analogous partners are #E2D6D4 and #E0E2D4.