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#EADED0

Bone · very light warm orange

About #EADED0

#EADED0 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 87% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 11% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 2.6), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D0DCEA (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 15.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red234
Green222
Blue208

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 2.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.2

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

Text on #EADED0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EADED0.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EADED0.
15.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EADED0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EADED0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3DECF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E1D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFDBDA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EADED0?

#EADED0 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 87% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 11% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EADED0?

Use black text. Black on #EADED0 has a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EADED0?

Its complementary colour is #D0DCEA, and analogous partners are #EAD1D0 and #E9EAD0.