#EADCD6
Bone · very light neutral
About #EADCD6
#EADCD6 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 86% green and 84% 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 6.1); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D6E4EA — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EADCD6 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.71:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #EADCD6
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EADCD6?
#EADCD6 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 86% green and 84% 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 #EADCD6?
Use black text. Black on #EADCD6 has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EADCD6?
Its complementary colour is #D6E4EA, and analogous partners are #EAD6DA and #EAE6D6.