#E2DFC4
Bone · very light warm yellow
About #E2DFC4
With the hex code #E2DFC4, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 87% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 13% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 5.7 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C4C7E2, a thistle shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.59:1 (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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›What colour is #E2DFC4?
With the hex code #E2DFC4, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 87% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 13% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #E2DFC4?
Use black text. Black on #E2DFC4 has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E2DFC4?
Its complementary colour is #C4C7E2, and analogous partners are #E2D0C4 and #D6E2C4.