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#EBD9CD

Bone · very light warm orange

About #EBD9CD

With the hex code #EBD9CD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 85% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 4.2 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDDFEB, 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 — 15.34:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red235
Green217
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.7

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

Text on #EBD9CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EBD9CD.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EBD9CD.
15.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBD9CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBD9CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDACC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DECD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1D6D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBD9CD?

With the hex code #EBD9CD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 85% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EBD9CD?

Use black text. Black on #EBD9CD has a contrast ratio of 15.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBD9CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDDFEB, and analogous partners are #EBCDD0 and #EBE8CD.