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#EDD4CE

Bone · very light warm pink

About #EDD4CE

#EDD4CE is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 83% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Bone (ΔE 8.2), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEE7ED (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 14.91:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red237
Green212
Blue206

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #EDD4CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDD4CE.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDD4CE.
14.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDD4CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDD4CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9D6CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFDBCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4D1D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDD4CE?

#EDD4CE is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 83% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EDD4CE?

Use black text. Black on #EDD4CE has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDD4CE?

Its complementary colour is #CEE7ED, and analogous partners are #EDCED8 and #EDE4CE.