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#F2D8CD

Bone · very light warm orange

About #F2D8CD

With the hex code #F2D8CD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 85% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDE7F2, 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 — 15.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red242
Green216
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.6
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #F2D8CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #F2D8CD.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #F2D8CD.
15.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2D8CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2D8CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDACC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4DFCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FAD4D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2D8CD?

With the hex code #F2D8CD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 85% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F2D8CD?

Use black text. Black on #F2D8CD has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2D8CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDE7F2, and analogous partners are #F2CDD5 and #F2EACD.