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#EDDACD

Bone · very light warm orange

About #EDDACD

With the hex code #EDDACD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 85% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% 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 4.3 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDE0ED, 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 — 15.51:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red237
Green218
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.5
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 7.4

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

Text on #EDDACD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDDACD.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDDACD.
15.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EDDACD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DBCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4DFCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3D7D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDDACD?

With the hex code #EDDACD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 85% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EDDACD?

Use black text. Black on #EDDACD has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDDACD?

Its complementary colour is #CDE0ED, and analogous partners are #EDCDD0 and #EDEACD.