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#F4DCD4

Bone · very light warm orange

About #F4DCD4

#F4DCD4 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 86% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 7.5), with Linen the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D4ECF4 (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red244
Green220
Blue212

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.5
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 7.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #F4DCD4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #F4DCD4.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #F4DCD4.
16.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4DCD4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4DCD4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DED3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E3D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FBD9DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4DCD4?

#F4DCD4 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 86% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F4DCD4?

Use black text. Black on #F4DCD4 has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4DCD4?

Its complementary colour is #D4ECF4, and analogous partners are #F4D4DC and #F4ECD4.