#E6DBCB
Bone · very light warm orange
About #E6DBCB
#E6DBCB is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 86% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 1.1), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CBD6E6 (lavender), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.36:1, 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 #E6DBCB?
#E6DBCB is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 86% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E6DBCB?
Use black text. Black on #E6DBCB has a contrast ratio of 15.36:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E6DBCB?
Its complementary colour is #CBD6E6, and analogous partners are #E6CECB and #E4E6CB.