#EADBD4
Bone · very light neutral
About #EADBD4
#EADBD4 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 86% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
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 #D4E3EA — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EADBD4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.58:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #EADBD4
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EADBD4?
#EADBD4 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 86% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #EADBD4?
Use black text. Black on #EADBD4 has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EADBD4?
Its complementary colour is #D4E3EA, and analogous partners are #EAD4D8 and #EAE6D4.