#E4D9CA
Bone · very light warm orange
About #E4D9CA
#E4D9CA is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 85% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 1.3); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CAD5E4 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E4D9CA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.08:1 (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 #E4D9CA?
#E4D9CA is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 85% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E4D9CA?
Use black text. Black on #E4D9CA has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E4D9CA?
Its complementary colour is #CAD5E4, and analogous partners are #E4CCCA and #E2E4CA.