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#EDD5CF

Bone · very light warm pink

About #EDD5CF

With the hex code #EDD5CF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 84% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFE7ED, 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 — 15.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red237
Green213
Blue207

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #EDD5CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDD5CF.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDD5CF.
15.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDD5CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDD5CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAD7CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFDCCF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4D2D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDD5CF?

With the hex code #EDD5CF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 84% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EDD5CF?

Use black text. Black on #EDD5CF has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDD5CF?

Its complementary colour is #CFE7ED, and analogous partners are #EDCFD8 and #EDE4CF.