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#EDDBD1

Bone · very light warm orange

About #EDDBD1

#EDDBD1 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 86% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.0); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D1E3ED — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EDDBD1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red237
Green219
Blue209

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.7
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 7.4

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

Text on #EDDBD1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDDBD1.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDDBD1.
15.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDDBD1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDDBD1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DCD0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E0D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3D8D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDDBD1?

#EDDBD1 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 86% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EDDBD1?

Use black text. Black on #EDDBD1 has a contrast ratio of 15.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDDBD1?

Its complementary colour is #D1E3ED, and analogous partners are #EDD1D5 and #EDE9D1.