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#EBDDD2

Bone · very light neutral

About #EBDDD2

With the hex code #EBDDD2, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 87% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 3.9 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2E0EB, a ice blue 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 15.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red235
Green221
Blue210

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.6

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

Text on #EBDDD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EBDDD2.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EBDDD2.
15.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBDDD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBDDD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DED1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E1D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0DADA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBDDD2?

With the hex code #EBDDD2, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 87% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #EBDDD2?

Use black text. Black on #EBDDD2 has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBDDD2?

Its complementary colour is #D2E0EB, and analogous partners are #EBD2D4 and #EBEAD2.