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#EADCCE

Bone · very light warm orange

About #EADCCE

With the hex code #EADCCE, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 86% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Bone — a ΔE of 2.7 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEDCEA, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.63:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red234
Green220
Blue206

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 2.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.8
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.9

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

Text on #EADCCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EADCCE.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EADCCE.
15.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EADCCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DCCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4DFCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0D9D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EADCCE?

With the hex code #EADCCE, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 86% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EADCCE?

Use black text. Black on #EADCCE has a contrast ratio of 15.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EADCCE?

Its complementary colour is #CEDCEA, and analogous partners are #EACECE and #EAEACE.