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#E9DBCD

Bone · very light warm orange

About #E9DBCD

With the hex code #E9DBCD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 86% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Bone — a ΔE of 2.5 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDDBE9, 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 — 15.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red233
Green219
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 2.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.2

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

Text on #E9DBCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E9DBCD.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E9DBCD.
15.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E9DBCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E9DBCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DBCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DECD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFD8D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E9DBCD?

With the hex code #E9DBCD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 86% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E9DBCD?

Use black text. Black on #E9DBCD has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E9DBCD?

Its complementary colour is #CDDBE9, and analogous partners are #E9CDCD and #E9E9CD.