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#E7DFD4

Bone · very light neutral

About #E7DFD4

With the hex code #E7DFD4, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 87% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% 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 3.7 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D4DCE7, 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 15.90:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red231
Green223
Blue212

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.8
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 6.2

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

Text on #E7DFD4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E7DFD4.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E7DFD4.
15.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7DFD4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7DFD4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DFD3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E1D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBDDDC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7DFD4?

With the hex code #E7DFD4, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 87% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% 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 #E7DFD4?

Use black text. Black on #E7DFD4 has a contrast ratio of 15.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7DFD4?

Its complementary colour is #D4DCE7, and analogous partners are #E7D6D4 and #E6E7D4.