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#F4E2D4

Bone · very light warm orange

About #F4E2D4

#F4E2D4 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 89% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 13% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.1), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D4E6F4 (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 16.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red244
Green226
Blue212

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.6
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 5.7

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

Text on #F4E2D4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #F4E2D4.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #F4E2D4.
16.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4E2D4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4E2D4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E8E3D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECE7D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FADEDE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4E2D4?

#F4E2D4 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 89% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 13% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F4E2D4?

Use black text. Black on #F4E2D4 has a contrast ratio of 16.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4E2D4?

Its complementary colour is #D4E6F4, and analogous partners are #F4D4D6 and #F4F2D4.