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#F2DFD5

Bone · very light warm orange

About #F2DFD5

With the hex code #F2DFD5, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 87% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% 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 5.8 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D5E8F2, 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 — 16.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red242
Green223
Blue213

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.8
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 6.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.4

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

Text on #F2DFD5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #F2DFD5.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #F2DFD5.
16.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2DFD5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2DFD5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4E0D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E4D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8DCDC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2DFD5?

With the hex code #F2DFD5, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 87% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F2DFD5?

Use black text. Black on #F2DFD5 has a contrast ratio of 16.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2DFD5?

Its complementary colour is #D5E8F2, and analogous partners are #F2D5DA and #F2EDD5.