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#F4E0D4

Bone · very light warm orange

About #F4E0D4

#F4E0D4 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 88% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.7); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D4E8F4 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F4E0D4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red244
Green224
Blue212

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.7
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 6.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.9

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

Text on #F4E0D4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #F4E0D4.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #F4E0D4.
16.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4E0D4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4E0D4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6E1D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE5D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FBDDDD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4E0D4?

#F4E0D4 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 88% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F4E0D4?

Use black text. Black on #F4E0D4 has a contrast ratio of 16.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4E0D4?

Its complementary colour is #D4E8F4, and analogous partners are #F4D4D8 and #F4F0D4.