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#EDDCD2

Bone · very light warm orange

About #EDDCD2

#EDDCD2 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 86% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.9), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D2E3ED (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 15.77:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red237
Green220
Blue210

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.7
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 7.0

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

Text on #EDDCD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDDCD2.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDDCD2.
15.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDDCD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDDCD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DDD1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E0D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3D9D9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDDCD2?

#EDDCD2 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 86% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EDDCD2?

Use black text. Black on #EDDCD2 has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDDCD2?

Its complementary colour is #D2E3ED, and analogous partners are #EDD2D6 and #EDEAD2.