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#E5DFCA

Bone · very light warm yellow

About #E5DFCA

With the hex code #E5DFCA, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 87% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% 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 2.7 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CAD0E5, 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 15.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red229
Green223
Blue202

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 2.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.4

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

Text on #E5DFCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E5DFCA.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E5DFCA.
15.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E5DFCA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E5DFCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4DEC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E0CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EADCD9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E5DFCA?

With the hex code #E5DFCA, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 87% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E5DFCA?

Use black text. Black on #E5DFCA has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E5DFCA?

Its complementary colour is #CAD0E5, and analogous partners are #E5D2CA and #DEE5CA.