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#ECDAD2

Bone · very light neutral

About #ECDAD2

#ECDAD2 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 85% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.8), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D2E4EC (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red236
Green218
Blue210

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.4
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 7.7

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

Text on #ECDAD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #ECDAD2.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #ECDAD2.
15.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECDAD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECDAD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDBD1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DFD2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2D7D8

Shades, tints & matching colours

Tints and shades

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

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Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECDAD2?

#ECDAD2 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 85% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #ECDAD2?

Use black text. Black on #ECDAD2 has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECDAD2?

Its complementary colour is #D2E4EC, and analogous partners are #ECD2D7 and #ECE7D2.