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#E8DACA

Bone · very light warm orange

About #E8DACA

#E8DACA is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 85% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 2.0), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CAD8E8 (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 15.31:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red232
Green218
Blue202

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 2.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 3.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.1

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

Text on #E8DACA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E8DACA.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E8DACA.
15.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8DACA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8DACA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDAC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DDCA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EED7D5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8DACA?

#E8DACA is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 85% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E8DACA?

Use black text. Black on #E8DACA has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8DACA?

Its complementary colour is #CAD8E8, and analogous partners are #E8CBCA and #E7E8CA.