#E2E4E0 — Whale Bone Color · Hex, RGB & Palettes

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#E2E4E0

≈ Whale Bone

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On white

1.28:1

Fails AA

On black

13.67:1

Passes AAA

Best text on this color

Aa#1C1916(13.67:1)

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Normal vision#E2E4E0

Protanopia#E5E3E0

Deuteranopia#E4E3E0

Tritanopia#E2E4E3

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Palettes with this color

Mushroom Taupe Silver Palette≈

Colors that go with Whale Bone

Whale Bone is an easy neutral to build around — combine it with a single saturated accent to give a neutral scheme a focal point, plus a tint or shade of itself for depth.

Chrome#E2E0E4 Festive Ferret#E0E0E4 Chrome#E4E0E4 Apollo Landing#E4E4E0 Mystic White#EBECE9 Black Olive#383A36

Closest named, CSS & systems

Colour nameWhale Bone#E5E7E4ΔE 0.8 CSS nameGainsboro#DCDCDCΔE 3.0 Web-safe#CCCCCC#CCCCCCΔE 6.0

Pantone & RAL matches are coming soon — those libraries aren't openly licensed for redistribution.

Whale Bone — meaning & where to use it

Whale Bone is a light, airy neutral — calm, versatile and understated. It works well for backgrounds, typography and minimalist, editorial layouts where colour should recede. Pair it with a single saturated accent to give a neutral scheme a focal point.

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