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#E7DDCC

Bone · very light warm orange

About #E7DDCC

#E7DDCC is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 87% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 1.2); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCD6E7 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E7DDCC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red231
Green221
Blue204

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 1.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 3.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.7

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

Text on #E7DDCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E7DDCC.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E7DDCC.
15.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7DDCC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7DDCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DDCB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4DFCC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECDAD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7DDCC?

#E7DDCC is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 87% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E7DDCC?

Use black text. Black on #E7DDCC has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7DDCC?

Its complementary colour is #CCD6E7, and analogous partners are #E7D0CC and #E4E7CC.