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#E5D4CD

Bone · very light neutral

About #E5D4CD

#E5D4CD is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 83% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 6.1), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDDEE5 (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.63:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red229
Green212
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.4

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

Text on #E5D4CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E5D4CD.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E5D4CD.
14.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E5D4CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E5D4CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8D5CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCD9CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EAD2D2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E5D4CD?

#E5D4CD is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 83% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #E5D4CD?

Use black text. Black on #E5D4CD has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E5D4CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDDEE5, and analogous partners are #E5CDD2 and #E5E0CD.