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#EDD9CE

Bone · very light warm orange

About #EDD9CE

With the hex code #EDD9CE, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 85% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% 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 5.2 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEE2ED, 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 15.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red237
Green217
Blue206

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.3
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 8.3

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

Text on #EDD9CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDD9CE.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDD9CE.
15.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDD9CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDD9CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDACD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DECE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3D6D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDD9CE?

With the hex code #EDD9CE, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 85% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EDD9CE?

Use black text. Black on #EDD9CE has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDD9CE?

Its complementary colour is #CEE2ED, and analogous partners are #EDCED3 and #EDE9CE.