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#F2DED1

Bone · very light warm orange

About #F2DED1

#F2DED1 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 87% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.2), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D1E5F2 (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.14:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red242
Green222
Blue209

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.6
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 6.7

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

Text on #F2DED1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #F2DED1.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #F2DED1.
16.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2DED1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2DED1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4DFD0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E3D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F9DADA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2DED1?

#F2DED1 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 87% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2DED1?

Use black text. Black on #F2DED1 has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2DED1?

Its complementary colour is #D1E5F2, and analogous partners are #F2D1D4 and #F2EED1.