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#E9DBD4

Bone · very light neutral

About #E9DBD4

#E9DBD4 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 86% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 9% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.6), with Linen the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D4E2E9 (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red233
Green219
Blue212

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.6
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 7.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.3

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

Text on #E9DBD4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E9DBD4.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E9DBD4.
15.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E9DBD4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E9DBD4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDCD4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DFD4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EED9D9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E9DBD4?

#E9DBD4 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 86% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 9% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #E9DBD4?

Use black text. Black on #E9DBD4 has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E9DBD4?

Its complementary colour is #D4E2E9, and analogous partners are #E9D4D8 and #E9E5D4.