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#F4DED4

Bone · very light warm orange

About #F4DED4

With the hex code #F4DED4, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 87% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 6.5 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D4EAF4, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.25:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red244
Green222
Blue212

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.5
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 7.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.0

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

Text on #F4DED4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #F4DED4.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #F4DED4.
16.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4DED4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4DED4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3E0D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E4D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FBDBDB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4DED4?

With the hex code #F4DED4, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 87% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F4DED4?

Use black text. Black on #F4DED4 has a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4DED4?

Its complementary colour is #D4EAF4, and analogous partners are #F4D4DA and #F4EED4.