#E7DCD4
Bone · very light neutral
About #E7DCD4
With the hex code #E7DCD4, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 86% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 9% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 4.8 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D4DFE7, a ice blue shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.59:1 (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 #E7DCD4?
With the hex code #E7DCD4, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 86% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 9% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #E7DCD4?
Use black text. Black on #E7DCD4 has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E7DCD4?
Its complementary colour is #D4DFE7, and analogous partners are #E7D4D6 and #E7E6D4.