#E5DBC8
Bone · very light warm orange
About #E5DBC8
With the hex code #E5DBC8, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 86% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Bone — a ΔE of 1.2 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8D2E5, 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 15.30:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E5DBC8?
With the hex code #E5DBC8, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 86% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #E5DBC8?
Use black text. Black on #E5DBC8 has a contrast ratio of 15.30:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E5DBC8?
Its complementary colour is #C8D2E5, and analogous partners are #E5CDC8 and #E1E5C8.