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#EDDDCE

Bone · very light warm orange

About #EDDDCE

#EDDDCE is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 87% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 3.3), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEDEED (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 15.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red237
Green221
Blue206

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.8

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

Text on #EDDDCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDDDCE.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDDDCE.
15.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EDDDCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DDCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E1CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3DAD9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDDDCE?

#EDDDCE is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 87% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EDDDCE?

Use black text. Black on #EDDDCE has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDDDCE?

Its complementary colour is #CEDEED, and analogous partners are #EDCECF and #EDECCE.