#E9D7CD
Bone · very light warm orange
About #E9D7CD
#E9D7CD is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 84% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.9); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDDFE9 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E9D7CD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.07:1, 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 #E9D7CD?
#E9D7CD is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 84% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E9D7CD?
Use black text. Black on #E9D7CD has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E9D7CD?
Its complementary colour is #CDDFE9, and analogous partners are #E9CDD1 and #E9E5CD.