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#F0DFD5

Bone · very light warm orange

About #F0DFD5

#F0DFD5 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 87% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 11% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.3), with Linen the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5E6F0 (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 — 16.22:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red240
Green223
Blue213

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.3
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 6.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.0

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

Text on #F0DFD5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #F0DFD5.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #F0DFD5.
16.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F0DFD5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F0DFD5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4E0D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E3D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6DCDC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F0DFD5?

#F0DFD5 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 87% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 11% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F0DFD5?

Use black text. Black on #F0DFD5 has a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F0DFD5?

Its complementary colour is #D5E6F0, and analogous partners are #F0D5D9 and #F0ECD5.