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#ECD8CD

Bone · very light warm orange

About #ECD8CD

With the hex code #ECD8CD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 85% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 5.1 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDE1EC, 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 — 15.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red236
Green216
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #ECD8CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #ECD8CD.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #ECD8CD.
15.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECD8CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECD8CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDD9CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DDCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2D5D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECD8CD?

With the hex code #ECD8CD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 85% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECD8CD?

Use black text. Black on #ECD8CD has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECD8CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDE1EC, and analogous partners are #ECCDD2 and #ECE8CD.