#EBDDD7
Bone · very light neutral
About #EBDDD7
#EBDDD7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 87% 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 6.2); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D7E5EB — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EBDDD7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.86:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #EBDDD7
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EBDDD7?
#EBDDD7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 87% 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 #EBDDD7?
Use black text. Black on #EBDDD7 has a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EBDDD7?
Its complementary colour is #D7E5EB, and analogous partners are #EBD7DB and #EBE7D7.