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#EBDFD3

Bone · very light neutral

About #EBDFD3

With the hex code #EBDFD3, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 87% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% 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 3.5 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3DFEB, 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 — 16.03:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red235
Green223
Blue211

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.6
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 6.0

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

Text on #EBDFD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EBDFD3.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EBDFD3.
16.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBDFD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBDFD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3DFD2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E2D3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0DCDC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBDFD3?

With the hex code #EBDFD3, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 87% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% 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 #EBDFD3?

Use black text. Black on #EBDFD3 has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBDFD3?

Its complementary colour is #D3DFEB, and analogous partners are #EBD3D3 and #EBEBD3.