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#E9DCCD

Bone · very light warm orange

About #E9DCCD

#E9DCCD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 86% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 2.1), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDDAE9 (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 — 15.58:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red233
Green220
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 2.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.6

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

Text on #E9DCCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E9DCCD.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E9DCCD.
15.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E9DCCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E9DCCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DCCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4DFCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EED9D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E9DCCD?

#E9DCCD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 86% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E9DCCD?

Use black text. Black on #E9DCCD has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E9DCCD?

Its complementary colour is #CDDAE9, and analogous partners are #E9CECD and #E8E9CD.