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#EADED5

Bone · very light neutral

About #EADED5

With the hex code #EADED5, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 87% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% 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 4.7 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D5E1EA, 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 — 15.91:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green222
Blue213

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.7
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 6.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.9

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

Text on #EADED5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EADED5.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EADED5.
15.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EADED5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EADED5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DFD4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E1D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EEDCDB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EADED5?

With the hex code #EADED5, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 87% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% 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 #EADED5?

Use black text. Black on #EADED5 has a contrast ratio of 15.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EADED5?

Its complementary colour is #D5E1EA, and analogous partners are #EAD5D7 and #EAE9D5.