#E9DFD0
Bone · very light warm orange
About #E9DFD0
#E9DFD0 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 87% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 2.2), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D0DAE9 (lavender), 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 15.93:1 (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 #E9DFD0?
#E9DFD0 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 87% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E9DFD0?
Use black text. Black on #E9DFD0 has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E9DFD0?
Its complementary colour is #D0DAE9, and analogous partners are #E9D3D0 and #E7E9D0.