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#E8D9CC

Bone · very light warm orange

About #E8D9CC

#E8D9CC is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 85% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 3.0); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCDBE8 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E8D9CC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.23:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red232
Green217
Blue204

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.0

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

Text on #E8D9CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E8D9CC.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E8D9CC.
15.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8D9CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8D9CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDACB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1DDCC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EED6D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8D9CC?

#E8D9CC is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 85% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E8D9CC?

Use black text. Black on #E8D9CC has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8D9CC?

Its complementary colour is #CCDBE8, and analogous partners are #E8CCCD and #E8E7CC.