#E7D4CC
Bone · very light warm orange
About #E7D4CC
#E7D4CC is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 83% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 6.0); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCDFE7 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E7D4CC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.69:1 (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 #E7D4CC?
#E7D4CC is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 83% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E7D4CC?
Use black text. Black on #E7D4CC has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E7D4CC?
Its complementary colour is #CCDFE7, and analogous partners are #E7CCD2 and #E7E2CC.