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#F2DACD

Bone · very light warm orange

About #F2DACD

#F2DACD is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 85% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 6.1); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDE5F2 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F2DACD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red242
Green218
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.8
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 7.6

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

Text on #F2DACD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #F2DACD.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #F2DACD.
15.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2DACD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2DACD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DCCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E0CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FAD6D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2DACD?

#F2DACD is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 85% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2DACD?

Use black text. Black on #F2DACD has a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2DACD?

Its complementary colour is #CDE5F2, and analogous partners are #F2CDD3 and #F2ECCD.