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#E9DFD4

Bone · very light neutral

About #E9DFD4

#E9DFD4 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 87% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 9% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 3.7); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D4DEE9 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E9DFD4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.97:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red233
Green223
Blue212

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.8
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 6.0

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

Text on #E9DFD4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E9DFD4.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E9DFD4.
15.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E9DFD4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E9DFD4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3DFD3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E1D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDDDDC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E9DFD4?

#E9DFD4 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 87% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% 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 #E9DFD4?

Use black text. Black on #E9DFD4 has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E9DFD4?

Its complementary colour is #D4DEE9, and analogous partners are #E9D5D4 and #E9E9D4.