#E8DBD2
Bone · very light neutral
About #E8DBD2
#E8DBD2 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 86% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 9% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.5), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D2DFE8 (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 15.49:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E8DBD2?
#E8DBD2 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 86% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 9% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #E8DBD2?
Use black text. Black on #E8DBD2 has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E8DBD2?
Its complementary colour is #D2DFE8, and analogous partners are #E8D2D4 and #E8E6D2.