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#E8D5CC

Bone · very light warm orange

About #E8D5CC

#E8D5CC is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 84% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.6), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CCDFE8 (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.82:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red232
Green213
Blue204

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #E8D5CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E8D5CC.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E8D5CC.
14.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8D5CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8D5CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAD6CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEDACC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EED2D2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8D5CC?

#E8D5CC is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 84% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E8D5CC?

Use black text. Black on #E8D5CC has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8D5CC?

Its complementary colour is #CCDFE8, and analogous partners are #E8CCD1 and #E8E3CC.