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#EDDCD1

Bone · very light warm orange

About #EDDCD1

With the hex code #EDDCD1, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 86% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% 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 4.5 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D1E2ED, 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 — 15.76:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red237
Green220
Blue209

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.3
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 7.1

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

Text on #EDDCD1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDDCD1.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDDCD1.
15.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDDCD1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDDCD1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DDD0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E0D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3D9D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDDCD1?

With the hex code #EDDCD1, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 86% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EDDCD1?

Use black text. Black on #EDDCD1 has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDDCD1?

Its complementary colour is #D1E2ED, and analogous partners are #EDD1D4 and #EDEAD1.