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#E7DCCF

Bone · very light neutral

About #E7DCCF

#E7DCCF is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 86% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 9% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 2.4), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFDAE7 (ice blue), 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 — 15.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red231
Green220
Blue207

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 2.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.9

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

Text on #E7DCCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E7DCCF.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E7DCCF.
15.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7DCCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7DCCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DCCE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DFCF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECD9D8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7DCCF?

#E7DCCF is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 86% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 9% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #E7DCCF?

Use black text. Black on #E7DCCF has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7DCCF?

Its complementary colour is #CFDAE7, and analogous partners are #E7D0CF and #E6E7CF.