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#E2DFCE

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #E2DFCE

#E2DFCE is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 87% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 2.6), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CED1E2 (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 15.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red226
Green223
Blue206

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 2.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.3

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

Text on #E2DFCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E2DFCE.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E2DFCE.
15.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2DFCE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2DFCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3DECD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4DFCF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E6DCDA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2DFCE?

#E2DFCE is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 87% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E2DFCE?

Use black text. Black on #E2DFCE has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2DFCE?

Its complementary colour is #CED1E2, and analogous partners are #E2D5CE and #DBE2CE.