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#E9D9CD

Bone · very light warm orange

About #E9D9CD

#E9D9CD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 85% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 3.7), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDDDE9 (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 — 15.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red233
Green217
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.4

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

Text on #E9D9CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E9D9CD.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E9D9CD.
15.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E9D9CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E9D9CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDACC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DDCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFD6D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E9D9CD?

#E9D9CD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 85% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E9D9CD?

Use black text. Black on #E9D9CD has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E9D9CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDDDE9, and analogous partners are #E9CDCF and #E9E7CD.