#E5DECC
Bone · very light warm orange
About #E5DECC
#E5DECC is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 1.5), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CCD3E5 (lavender), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.65:1 (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 #E5DECC?
#E5DECC is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E5DECC?
Use black text. Black on #E5DECC has a contrast ratio of 15.65:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E5DECC?
Its complementary colour is #CCD3E5, and analogous partners are #E5D2CC and #E0E5CC.