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#ECDDD5

Bone · very light neutral

About #ECDDD5

#ECDDD5 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 87% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.4), with Linen the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5E4EC (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.87:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red236
Green221
Blue213

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.4
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 6.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #ECDDD5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #ECDDD5.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #ECDDD5.
15.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECDDD5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECDDD5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DED5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E1D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1DBDB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECDDD5?

#ECDDD5 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 87% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% 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 #ECDDD5?

Use black text. Black on #ECDDD5 has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECDDD5?

Its complementary colour is #D5E4EC, and analogous partners are #ECD5D9 and #ECE9D5.