#EBD9C8
Bone · very light warm orange
About #EBD9C8
#EBD9C8 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 85% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 3.4), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8DAEB (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 15.29:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EBD9C8?
#EBD9C8 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 85% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EBD9C8?
Use black text. Black on #EBD9C8 has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EBD9C8?
Its complementary colour is #C8DAEB, and analogous partners are #EBC8C9 and #EBEBC8.