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#E2DFD3

Bone · very light neutral

About #E2DFD3

With the hex code #E2DFD3, this is a very light yellow with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 87% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% 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 3.8 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3D6E2, 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 — 15.73:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red226
Green223
Blue211

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.8
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.6

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

Text on #E2DFD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E2DFD3.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E2DFD3.
15.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2DFD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2DFD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DED2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DFD3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5DDDB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2DFD3?

With the hex code #E2DFD3, this is a very light yellow with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 87% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% 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 #E2DFD3?

Use black text. Black on #E2DFD3 has a contrast ratio of 15.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2DFD3?

Its complementary colour is #D3D6E2, and analogous partners are #E2D8D3 and #DEE2D3.