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#E8D4CC

Bone · very light warm orange

About #E8D4CC

With the hex code #E8D4CC, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 83% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 6.2 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CCE0E8, 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 14.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red232
Green212
Blue204

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #E8D4CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E8D4CC.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E8D4CC.
14.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8D4CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8D4CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9D6CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDD9CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EED1D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8D4CC?

With the hex code #E8D4CC, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 83% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E8D4CC?

Use black text. Black on #E8D4CC has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8D4CC?

Its complementary colour is #CCE0E8, and analogous partners are #E8CCD2 and #E8E2CC.