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#EBE3D7

Bone · very light neutral

About #EBE3D7

#EBE3D7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 89% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% 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 4.2); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D7DFEB — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EBE3D7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red235
Green227
Blue215

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.6
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 4.9

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

Text on #EBE3D7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EBE3D7.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EBE3D7.
16.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBE3D7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBE3D7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7E3D6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9E5D7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFE1DF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBE3D7?

#EBE3D7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 89% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% 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 #EBE3D7?

Use black text. Black on #EBE3D7 has a contrast ratio of 16.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBE3D7?

Its complementary colour is #D7DFEB, and analogous partners are #EBD9D7 and #E9EBD7.