#EDDACE
Bone · very light warm orange
About #EDDACE
#EDDACE is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 85% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.6), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEE1ED (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 15.52:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EDDACE?
#EDDACE is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 85% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EDDACE?
Use black text. Black on #EDDACE has a contrast ratio of 15.52:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EDDACE?
Its complementary colour is #CEE1ED, and analogous partners are #EDCED2 and #EDEACE.