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#EADDD4

Bone · very light neutral

About #EADDD4

#EADDD4 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 87% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.7), with Linen the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D4E1EA (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red234
Green221
Blue212

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.7
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 6.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.0

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

Text on #EADDD4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EADDD4.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EADDD4.
15.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EADDD4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EADDD4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DED3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E0D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFDBDA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EADDD4?

#EADDD4 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 87% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it 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 #EADDD4?

Use black text. Black on #EADDD4 has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EADDD4?

Its complementary colour is #D4E1EA, and analogous partners are #EAD4D6 and #EAE8D4.