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#E4D7CC

Bone · very light neutral

About #E4D7CC

#E4D7CC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 84% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 3.5); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCD9E4 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E4D7CC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.89:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red228
Green215
Blue204

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.8

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

Text on #E4D7CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E4D7CC.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E4D7CC.
14.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4D7CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4D7CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBD7CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEDACC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E9D4D4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4D7CC?

#E4D7CC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 84% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #E4D7CC?

Use black text. Black on #E4D7CC has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4D7CC?

Its complementary colour is #CCD9E4, and analogous partners are #E4CCCD and #E4E3CC.