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#EDD8D2

Bone · very light warm pink

About #EDD8D2

With the hex code #EDD8D2, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 85% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 11% 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 7.2 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2E7ED, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red237
Green216
Blue210

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.4
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #EDD8D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDD8D2.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDD8D2.
15.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDD8D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDD8D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDDAD2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1DED2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3D5D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDD8D2?

With the hex code #EDD8D2, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 85% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EDD8D2?

Use black text. Black on #EDD8D2 has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDD8D2?

Its complementary colour is #D2E7ED, and analogous partners are #EDD2D9 and #EDE6D2.