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#E8DCD7

Bone · very light neutral

About #E8DCD7

#E8DCD7 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 86% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 7% yellow and 9% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 6.4), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D7E3E8 (ice blue), 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 — 15.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red232
Green220
Blue215

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.5
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 7.2

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

Text on #E8DCD7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E8DCD7.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E8DCD7.
15.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8DCD7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8DCD7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDDD7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DFD7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECDADB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8DCD7?

#E8DCD7 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 86% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 7% yellow and 9% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #E8DCD7?

Use black text. Black on #E8DCD7 has a contrast ratio of 15.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8DCD7?

Its complementary colour is #D7E3E8, and analogous partners are #E8D7DB and #E8E5D7.