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#E4E2D1

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #E4E2D1

With the hex code #E4E2D1, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 89% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% 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 3.5 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D1D3E4, 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 — 16.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red228
Green226
Blue209

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.2

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

Text on #E4E2D1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E4E2D1.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E4E2D1.
16.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4E2D1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4E2D1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6E1D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E2D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7DFDD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4E2D1?

With the hex code #E4E2D1, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 89% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E4E2D1?

Use black text. Black on #E4E2D1 has a contrast ratio of 16.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4E2D1?

Its complementary colour is #D1D3E4, and analogous partners are #E4D9D1 and #DDE4D1.