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#E6D8CD

Bone · very light neutral

About #E6D8CD

With the hex code #E6D8CD, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 85% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 3.6 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDDBE6, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red230
Green216
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.7

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

Text on #E6D8CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E6D8CD.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E6D8CD.
15.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E6D8CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E6D8CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCD9CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0DCCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBD5D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E6D8CD?

With the hex code #E6D8CD, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 85% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% 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 #E6D8CD?

Use black text. Black on #E6D8CD has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E6D8CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDDBE6, and analogous partners are #E6CDCF and #E6E5CD.