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#E7DFD0

Bone · very light warm orange

About #E7DFD0

#E7DFD0 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 87% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 2.1); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D0D8E7 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E7DFD0 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red231
Green223
Blue208

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 2.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.1

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

Text on #E7DFD0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E7DFD0.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E7DFD0.
15.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7DFD0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7DFD0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3DFCF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E1D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBDCDB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7DFD0?

#E7DFD0 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 87% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E7DFD0?

Use black text. Black on #E7DFD0 has a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7DFD0?

Its complementary colour is #D0D8E7, and analogous partners are #E7D4D0 and #E4E7D0.