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#EADBD1

Bone · very light neutral

About #EADBD1

#EADBD1 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 86% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 8% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.3); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D1E0EA — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EADBD1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red234
Green219
Blue209

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.3
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 7.2

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

Text on #EADBD1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EADBD1.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EADBD1.
15.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EADBD1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EADBD1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDCD0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DFD1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFD8D8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EADBD1?

#EADBD1 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 86% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 8% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #EADBD1?

Use black text. Black on #EADBD1 has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EADBD1?

Its complementary colour is #D1E0EA, and analogous partners are #EAD1D4 and #EAE8D1.