#E9DECD
Bone · very light warm orange
About #E9DECD
With the hex code #E9DECD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 87% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% 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 1.7 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDD8E9, a lavender 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 — 15.79:1, 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 #E9DECD?
With the hex code #E9DECD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 87% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #E9DECD?
Use black text. Black on #E9DECD has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E9DECD?
Its complementary colour is #CDD8E9, and analogous partners are #E9D0CD and #E6E9CD.