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#EBE0D3

Bone · very light neutral

About #EBE0D3

#EBE0D3 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 88% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 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.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 3.2), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D3DEEB (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.14:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red235
Green224
Blue211

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.0
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 5.8

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

Text on #EBE0D3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EBE0D3.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EBE0D3.
16.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBE0D3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBE0D3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4E0D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E3D3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0DDDC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBE0D3?

#EBE0D3 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 88% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 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 #EBE0D3?

Use black text. Black on #EBE0D3 has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBE0D3?

Its complementary colour is #D3DEEB, and analogous partners are #EBD4D3 and #EAEBD3.