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#E2DED1

Bone · very light neutral

About #E2DED1

With the hex code #E2DED1, this is a very light yellow with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 87% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 11% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 3.0 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D1D5E2, a light gray 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 — 15.60:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red226
Green222
Blue209

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.9

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

Text on #E2DED1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E2DED1.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E2DED1.
15.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2DED1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2DED1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DDD0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DFD1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5DCDA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2DED1?

With the hex code #E2DED1, this is a very light yellow with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 87% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 11% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #E2DED1?

Use black text. Black on #E2DED1 has a contrast ratio of 15.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2DED1?

Its complementary colour is #D1D5E2, and analogous partners are #E2D6D1 and #DEE2D1.