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#EBDBC8

Bone · very light warm orange

About #EBDBC8

With the hex code #EBDBC8, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 86% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Bone — a ΔE of 3.0 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8D8EB, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.50:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red235
Green219
Blue200

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 3.6
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 5.1

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

Text on #EBDBC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EBDBC8.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EBDBC8.
15.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBDBC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBDBC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DBC7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5DFC8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2D7D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBDBC8?

With the hex code #EBDBC8, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 86% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EBDBC8?

Use black text. Black on #EBDBC8 has a contrast ratio of 15.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBDBC8?

Its complementary colour is #C8D8EB, and analogous partners are #EBCAC8 and #EAEBC8.