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#EDDCCE

Bone · very light warm orange

About #EDDCCE

With the hex code #EDDCCE, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 86% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% 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 3.6 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEDFED, 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 15.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red237
Green220
Blue206

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.4

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

Text on #EDDCCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDDCCE.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDDCCE.
15.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EDDCCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DDCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E0CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3D9D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDDCCE?

With the hex code #EDDCCE, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 86% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EDDCCE?

Use black text. Black on #EDDCCE has a contrast ratio of 15.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDDCCE?

Its complementary colour is #CEDFED, and analogous partners are #EDCED0 and #EDECCE.