#F0DBCE
Bone · very light warm orange
About #F0DBCE
#F0DBCE is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 86% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.1); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CEE3F0 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #F0DBCE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.73:1 (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 #F0DBCE?
#F0DBCE is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 86% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #F0DBCE?
Use black text. Black on #F0DBCE has a contrast ratio of 15.73:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F0DBCE?
Its complementary colour is #CEE3F0, and analogous partners are #F0CED2 and #F0ECCE.