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#EBDCD5

Bone · very light neutral

About #EBDCD5

#EBDCD5 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 86% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.8); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5E4EB — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EBDCD5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.73:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red235
Green220
Blue213

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.8
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 7.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.8

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

Text on #EBDCD5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EBDCD5.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EBDCD5.
15.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBDCD5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBDCD5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DDD5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E0D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0DADA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBDCD5?

#EBDCD5 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 86% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% 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 #EBDCD5?

Use black text. Black on #EBDCD5 has a contrast ratio of 15.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBDCD5?

Its complementary colour is #D5E4EB, and analogous partners are #EBD5D9 and #EBE7D5.