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#EADFD5

Bone · very light neutral

About #EADFD5

#EADFD5 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 87% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 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.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.3), with Linen the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5E0EA (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.01:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red234
Green223
Blue213

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.3
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 5.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.3

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

Text on #EADFD5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EADFD5.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EADFD5.
16.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EADFD5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EADFD5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3DFD4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E2D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EEDDDC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EADFD5?

#EADFD5 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 87% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 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 #EADFD5?

Use black text. Black on #EADFD5 has a contrast ratio of 16.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EADFD5?

Its complementary colour is #D5E0EA, and analogous partners are #EAD5D6 and #EAEAD5.