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#EDDBCE

Bone · very light warm orange

About #EDDBCE

#EDDBCE is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 86% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.1); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CEE0ED — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EDDBCE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red237
Green219
Blue206

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.0

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

Text on #EDDBCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDDBCE.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDDBCE.
15.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EDDBCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DCCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E0CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3D8D7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDDBCE?

#EDDBCE is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 86% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EDDBCE?

Use black text. Black on #EDDBCE has a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDDBCE?

Its complementary colour is #CEE0ED, and analogous partners are #EDCED1 and #EDEBCE.