#E4DFD0
Bone · very light neutral
About #E4DFD0
#E4DFD0 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 87% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 2.4); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D0D5E4 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E4DFD0 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.76:1 (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 #E4DFD0?
#E4DFD0 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 87% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #E4DFD0?
Use black text. Black on #E4DFD0 has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E4DFD0?
Its complementary colour is #D0D5E4, and analogous partners are #E4D5D0 and #DFE4D0.