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#F2D7CD

Bone · very light warm orange

About #F2D7CD

#F2D7CD is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 84% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 7.6); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDE8F2 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F2D7CD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.38:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red242
Green215
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.1
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #F2D7CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #F2D7CD.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #F2D7CD.
15.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2D7CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2D7CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDD9CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DFCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FAD3D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2D7CD?

#F2D7CD is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 84% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2D7CD?

Use black text. Black on #F2D7CD has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2D7CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDE8F2, and analogous partners are #F2CDD6 and #F2EACD.