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#ECD8D3

Bone · very light neutral

About #ECD8D3

With the hex code #ECD8D3, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 85% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% 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 7.4 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3E7EC, 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 — 15.33:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red236
Green216
Blue211

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #ECD8D3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #ECD8D3.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #ECD8D3.
15.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECD8D3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECD8D3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCDAD3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1DED3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2D6D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECD8D3?

With the hex code #ECD8D3, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 85% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #ECD8D3?

Use black text. Black on #ECD8D3 has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECD8D3?

Its complementary colour is #D3E7EC, and analogous partners are #ECD3DB and #ECE5D3.