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#E4E1CC

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #E4E1CC

With the hex code #E4E1CC, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 88% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 3.6 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CCCFE4, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red228
Green225
Blue204

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.5

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

Text on #E4E1CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E4E1CC.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E4E1CC.
15.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4E1CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4E1CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5DFCB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E1CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8DEDB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4E1CC?

With the hex code #E4E1CC, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 88% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E4E1CC?

Use black text. Black on #E4E1CC has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4E1CC?

Its complementary colour is #CCCFE4, and analogous partners are #E4D5CC and #DBE4CC.