#EBDBD5
Bone · very light neutral
About #EBDBD5
#EBDBD5 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 86% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% 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 6.3), with Linen the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5E5EB (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 — 15.63:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #EBDBD5
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EBDBD5?
#EBDBD5 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 86% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% 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 #EBDBD5?
Use black text. Black on #EBDBD5 has a contrast ratio of 15.63:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EBDBD5?
Its complementary colour is #D5E5EB, and analogous partners are #EBD5DA and #EBE6D5.