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#F2DBD3

Bone · very light warm orange

About #F2DBD3

With the hex code #F2DBD3, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 86% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% 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 Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3EAF2, 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 — 15.85:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red242
Green219
Blue211

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.1
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 8.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #F2DBD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #F2DBD3.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #F2DBD3.
15.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2DBD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2DBD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DDD2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E1D3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F9D8D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2DBD3?

With the hex code #F2DBD3, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 86% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F2DBD3?

Use black text. Black on #F2DBD3 has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2DBD3?

Its complementary colour is #D3EAF2, and analogous partners are #F2D3DA and #F2EBD3.