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#E2DFC8

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #E2DFC8

#E2DFC8 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 87% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.0), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8CBE2 (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red226
Green223
Blue200

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.1

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

Text on #E2DFC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E2DFC8.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E2DFC8.
15.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2DFC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2DFC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4DDC7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5DFC9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E6DCD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2DFC8?

#E2DFC8 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 87% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E2DFC8?

Use black text. Black on #E2DFC8 has a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2DFC8?

Its complementary colour is #C8CBE2, and analogous partners are #E2D2C8 and #D8E2C8.