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#ECDFD5

Bone · very light neutral

About #ECDFD5

With the hex code #ECDFD5, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 87% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 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.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 4.5 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D5E2EC, 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 — 16.08:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red236
Green223
Blue213

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.5
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 5.8
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.5

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

Text on #ECDFD5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #ECDFD5.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #ECDFD5.
16.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECDFD5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECDFD5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3E0D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E2D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1DCDC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECDFD5?

With the hex code #ECDFD5, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 87% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 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 #ECDFD5?

Use black text. Black on #ECDFD5 has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECDFD5?

Its complementary colour is #D5E2EC, and analogous partners are #ECD5D6 and #ECEBD5.