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#F2DACE

Bone · very light warm orange

About #F2DACE

With the hex code #F2DACE, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 85% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% 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 6.3 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEE6F2, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red242
Green218
Blue206

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.1
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 8.0

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

Text on #F2DACE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #F2DACE.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #F2DACE.
15.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2DACE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2DACE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DCCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E1CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F9D6D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2DACE?

With the hex code #F2DACE, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 85% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F2DACE?

Use black text. Black on #F2DACE has a contrast ratio of 15.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2DACE?

Its complementary colour is #CEE6F2, and analogous partners are #F2CED4 and #F2ECCE.