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#E6D5CC

Bone · very light neutral

About #E6D5CC

#E6D5CC 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, 11% yellow and 10% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.1); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCDDE6 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E6D5CC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red230
Green213
Blue204

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.1

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

Text on #E6D5CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E6D5CC.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E6D5CC.
14.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E6D5CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E6D5CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9D6CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDDACC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBD2D2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E6D5CC?

#E6D5CC 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, 11% yellow and 10% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #E6D5CC?

Use black text. Black on #E6D5CC has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E6D5CC?

Its complementary colour is #CCDDE6, and analogous partners are #E6CCD0 and #E6E2CC.