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#E9D2CD

Bone · very light warm pink

About #E9D2CD

With the hex code #E9D2CD, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 82% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Bone — a ΔE of 8.2 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDE4E9, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.56:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red233
Green210
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #E9D2CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E9D2CD.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E9D2CD.
14.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E9D2CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E9D2CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7D4CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCD9CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFCFD1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E9D2CD?

With the hex code #E9D2CD, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 82% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E9D2CD?

Use black text. Black on #E9D2CD has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E9D2CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDE4E9, and analogous partners are #E9CDD6 and #E9E0CD.