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#E7DCD3

Bone · very light neutral

About #E7DCD3

#E7DCD3 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 86% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 9% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.3); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D3DEE7 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E7DCD3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.58:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red231
Green220
Blue211

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.7
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 6.9

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

Text on #E7DCD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E7DCD3.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E7DCD3.
15.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7DCD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7DCD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDCD2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DFD3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBDAD9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7DCD3?

#E7DCD3 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 86% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% 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 #E7DCD3?

Use black text. Black on #E7DCD3 has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7DCD3?

Its complementary colour is #D3DEE7, and analogous partners are #E7D3D4 and #E7E6D3.