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#EBDAD4

Bone · very light neutral

About #EBDAD4

#EBDAD4 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 85% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 6.4); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D4E5EB — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EBDAD4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red235
Green218
Blue212

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.4
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 7.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.9

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

Text on #EBDAD4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EBDAD4.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EBDAD4.
15.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBDAD4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBDAD4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDBD4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DFD4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0D8D8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBDAD4?

#EBDAD4 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 85% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #EBDAD4?

Use black text. Black on #EBDAD4 has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBDAD4?

Its complementary colour is #D4E5EB, and analogous partners are #EBD4DA and #EBE5D4.