#E5D5CD
Bone · very light neutral
About #E5D5CD
#E5D5CD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 84% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix 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.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.4); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDDDE5 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E5D5CD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.73:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #E5D5CD
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #E5D5CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E5D5CD?
#E5D5CD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 84% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix 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 #E5D5CD?
Use black text. Black on #E5D5CD has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E5D5CD?
Its complementary colour is #CDDDE5, and analogous partners are #E5CDD1 and #E5E1CD.