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#E2DFC7

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #E2DFC7

With the hex code #E2DFC7, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 87% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% 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 4.4 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C7CAE2, a thistle 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 — 15.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red226
Green223
Blue199

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.2

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

Text on #E2DFC7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E2DFC7.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E2DFC7.
15.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2DFC7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2DFC7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4DDC6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5DFC8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7DBD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2DFC7?

With the hex code #E2DFC7, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 87% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E2DFC7?

Use black text. Black on #E2DFC7 has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2DFC7?

Its complementary colour is #C7CAE2, and analogous partners are #E2D2C7 and #D7E2C7.