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#F0D7CD

Bone · very light warm orange

About #F0D7CD

With the hex code #F0D7CD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 84% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 7.0 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDE6F0, 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 — 15.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red240
Green215
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.5
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #F0D7CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #F0D7CD.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #F0D7CD.
15.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F0D7CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F0D7CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDD9CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DECD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7D3D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F0D7CD?

With the hex code #F0D7CD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 84% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F0D7CD?

Use black text. Black on #F0D7CD has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F0D7CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDE6F0, and analogous partners are #F0CDD5 and #F0E8CD.