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#EADCD4

Bone · very light neutral

About #EADCD4

With the hex code #EADCD4, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 86% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 5.2 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D4E2EA, 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 15.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green220
Blue212

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.2
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 6.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.3

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

Text on #EADCD4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EADCD4.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EADCD4.
15.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EADCD4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EADCD4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DDD4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E0D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFDADA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EADCD4?

With the hex code #EADCD4, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 86% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 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 #EADCD4?

Use black text. Black on #EADCD4 has a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EADCD4?

Its complementary colour is #D4E2EA, and analogous partners are #EAD4D7 and #EAE7D4.