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#ECDAD3

Bone · very light neutral

About #ECDAD3

#ECDAD3 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 85% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 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.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 6.2); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D3E5EC — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #ECDAD3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red236
Green218
Blue211

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.2
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 7.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.8

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

Text on #ECDAD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #ECDAD3.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #ECDAD3.
15.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECDAD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECDAD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDBD3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DFD3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1D7D8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECDAD3?

#ECDAD3 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 85% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 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 #ECDAD3?

Use black text. Black on #ECDAD3 has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECDAD3?

Its complementary colour is #D3E5EC, and analogous partners are #ECD3D9 and #ECE7D3.