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#F0DCD5

Bone · very light warm orange

About #F0DCD5

#F0DCD5 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 86% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 6.8), with Linen the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5E9F0 (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red240
Green220
Blue213

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.8
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 7.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #F0DCD5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #F0DCD5.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #F0DCD5.
15.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F0DCD5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F0DCD5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DED5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E2D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6D9DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F0DCD5?

#F0DCD5 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 86% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F0DCD5?

Use black text. Black on #F0DCD5 has a contrast ratio of 15.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F0DCD5?

Its complementary colour is #D5E9F0, and analogous partners are #F0D5DC and #F0EAD5.