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#EDDCD7

Bone · very light neutral

About #EDDCD7

With the hex code #EDDCD7, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 86% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 7.0 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D7E8ED, 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 — 15.82:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red237
Green220
Blue215

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.0
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 7.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.1

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

Text on #EDDCD7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDDCD7.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDDCD7.
15.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDDCD7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDDCD7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DED7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E1D7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2DADB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDDCD7?

With the hex code #EDDCD7, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 86% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #EDDCD7?

Use black text. Black on #EDDCD7 has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDDCD7?

Its complementary colour is #D7E8ED, and analogous partners are #EDD7DD and #EDE7D7.