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#EBDDD5

Bone · very light neutral

About #EBDDD5

With the hex code #EBDDD5, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 87% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 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.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 5.3 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D5E3EB, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.84:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red235
Green221
Blue213

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.3
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 6.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #EBDDD5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EBDDD5.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EBDDD5.
15.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBDDD5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBDDD5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DED5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E1D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0DBDB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBDDD5?

With the hex code #EBDDD5, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 87% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 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 #EBDDD5?

Use black text. Black on #EBDDD5 has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBDDD5?

Its complementary colour is #D5E3EB, and analogous partners are #EBD5D8 and #EBE8D5.