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#E9DFD5

Bone · very light neutral

About #E9DFD5

With the hex code #E9DFD5, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 87% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 9% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 4.2 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D5DFE9, a ice blue 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 — 15.98:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red233
Green223
Blue213

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.2
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 6.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.2

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

Text on #E9DFD5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E9DFD5.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E9DFD5.
15.98:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E9DFD5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E9DFD5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3DFD4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E1D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDDDDC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E9DFD5?

With the hex code #E9DFD5, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 87% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 9% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #E9DFD5?

Use black text. Black on #E9DFD5 has a contrast ratio of 15.98:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E9DFD5?

Its complementary colour is #D5DFE9, and analogous partners are #E9D5D5 and #E9E9D5.