Bone (#E3DAC9)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.39:1 — vs black: 15.14:1

Color values

  • HEX #E3DAC9
  • RGB rgb(227, 218, 201)
  • HSL hsl(39, 31%, 83%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 4, 11, 11 )
  • Websafe #CCCCCC
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Tags

Mood

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Style

Pastel (210) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Background (190) Print (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E3DAC9 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Bone
#E3DAC9 Base
#C9D2E3
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Bone
#E3DAC9 Base
#E3CDC9
#DFE3C9
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Bone
#E3DAC9 Base
#C9E3DA
#DAC9E3
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Bone
#E3DAC9 Base
#C9DFE3
#CDC9E3
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Bone
#E3DAC9 Base
#C9E3CD
#C9D2E3
#E3C9DF
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Bone
#E3DAC9 Base
#AF9564
#C9B797
#D5C8AE
#F1ECE4
#F6F3EE
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Bone, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #110E09
— #463A24
— #7B6640
— #AC915F
— #C8B694
Bone #E3DAC9 Base
— #E7DFD0
— #EBE4D8
— #EFE9DF
— #F2EEE7
— #F6F3EE
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #E3DAC9. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #E3DAC9;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #E3DAC9;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #E3DAC9;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #E3DAC9,
        #C9D2E3
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #E3DAC9,
        #C9D2E3
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$bone: #E3DAC9;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$bone-r: 227;
$bone-g: 218;
$bone-b: 201;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $bone;
    color: rgba($bone-r, $bone-g, $bone-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Bone appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #E3DAC9 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #DDDDC9 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #DBDBC9 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #E5D8D8 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #DBDBDB Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Bone ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Bone #E3DAC9 Base
Pearl #EAE0C8 ΔE 2.85
Eggshell #F0EAD6 ΔE 3.98
Almond #EFDECD ΔE 3.99
Champagne #F7E7CE ΔE 4.59

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.