#E9DFCB
Bone · very light warm orange
About #E9DFCB
#E9DFCB is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 87% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 2.4); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CBD5E9 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E9DFCB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.88:1, 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 #E9DFCB?
#E9DFCB is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 87% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E9DFCB?
Use black text. Black on #E9DFCB has a contrast ratio of 15.88:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E9DFCB?
Its complementary colour is #CBD5E9, and analogous partners are #E9D0CB and #E4E9CB.