#E3DBCB
Bone · very light warm orange
About #E3DBCB
#E3DBCB is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 86% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 0.7), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CBD3E3 (lavender), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.26:1, 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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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E3DBCB?
#E3DBCB is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 86% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E3DBCB?
Use black text. Black on #E3DBCB has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E3DBCB?
Its complementary colour is #CBD3E3, and analogous partners are #E3CFCB and #DFE3CB.