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#EDDDD5

Bone · very light neutral

About #EDDDD5

#EDDDD5 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 87% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.6); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5E5ED — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EDDDD5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red237
Green221
Blue213

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.6
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 6.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.6

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

Text on #EDDDD5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDDDD5.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDDDD5.
15.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDDDD5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDDDD5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DED5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E1D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2DBDB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDDDD5?

#EDDDD5 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 87% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% 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 #EDDDD5?

Use black text. Black on #EDDDD5 has a contrast ratio of 15.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDDDD5?

Its complementary colour is #D5E5ED, and analogous partners are #EDD5D9 and #EDE9D5.