#E7DECD
Bone · very light warm orange
About #E7DECD
#E7DECD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 1.4), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDD6E7 (lavender), 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 — 15.73:1, 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 #E7DECD?
#E7DECD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E7DECD?
Use black text. Black on #E7DECD has a contrast ratio of 15.73:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E7DECD?
Its complementary colour is #CDD6E7, and analogous partners are #E7D1CD and #E3E7CD.