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#EADDD0

Bone · very light warm orange

About #EADDD0

With the hex code #EADDD0, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 87% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% 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 2.9 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D0DDEA, 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 15.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red234
Green221
Blue208

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 2.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.8

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

Text on #EADDD0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EADDD0.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EADDD0.
15.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EADDD0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EADDD0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DDCF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E0D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFDAD9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EADDD0?

With the hex code #EADDD0, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 87% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EADDD0?

Use black text. Black on #EADDD0 has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EADDD0?

Its complementary colour is #D0DDEA, and analogous partners are #EAD0D0 and #EAEAD0.