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#E8DCCB

Bone · very light warm orange

About #E8DCCB

#E8DCCB is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 86% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 1.5), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CBD7E8 (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.53:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red232
Green220
Blue203

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 1.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 3.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.1

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

Text on #E8DCCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E8DCCB.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E8DCCB.
15.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8DCCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8DCCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DCCA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4DFCB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EED9D7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8DCCB?

#E8DCCB is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 86% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E8DCCB?

Use black text. Black on #E8DCCB has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8DCCB?

Its complementary colour is #CBD7E8, and analogous partners are #E8CECB and #E5E8CB.