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#E4DFD1

Bone · very light neutral

About #E4DFD1

With the hex code #E4DFD1, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 87% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% 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 virtually identical to Bone — a ΔE of 2.7 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D1D6E4, a lavender 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 — 15.77:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red228
Green223
Blue209

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 2.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.7

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

Text on #E4DFD1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E4DFD1.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E4DFD1.
15.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4DFD1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4DFD1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DED0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E0D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8DDDB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4DFD1?

With the hex code #E4DFD1, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 87% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% 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 #E4DFD1?

Use black text. Black on #E4DFD1 has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4DFD1?

Its complementary colour is #D1D6E4, and analogous partners are #E4D6D1 and #E0E4D1.