ColorXprez

#EADDD3

Bone · very light neutral

About #EADDD3

With the hex code #EADDD3, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 87% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 4.2 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3E0EA, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.78:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV / HSB
CMYK
CIELAB
Decimal
CSS
Red234
Green221
Blue211

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.5
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 6.5

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

Text on #EADDD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EADDD3.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EADDD3.
15.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EADDD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EADDD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DED2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E0D3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFDADA

Shades, tints & matching colours

Tints and shades

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EADDD3?

With the hex code #EADDD3, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 87% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #EADDD3?

Use black text. Black on #EADDD3 has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EADDD3?

Its complementary colour is #D3E0EA, and analogous partners are #EAD3D4 and #EAE9D3.