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#F2DFCF

Bone · very light warm orange

About #F2DFCF

With the hex code #F2DFCF, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 87% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% 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 4.6 — followed by Champagne. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFE2F2, 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 — 16.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red242
Green223
Blue207

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.6
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 5.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.9

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

Text on #F2DFCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #F2DFCF.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #F2DFCF.
16.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2DFCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2DFCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5E0CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE4CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F9DBDA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2DFCF?

With the hex code #F2DFCF, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 87% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F2DFCF?

Use black text. Black on #F2DFCF has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2DFCF?

Its complementary colour is #CFE2F2, and analogous partners are #F2CFD1 and #F2F1CF.