#EDDED8
Linen · very light neutral
About #EDDED8
With the hex code #EDDED8, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 87% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Linen — a ΔE of 6.4 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D8E7ED, a ice blue shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.04:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EDDED8?
With the hex code #EDDED8, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 87% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #EDDED8?
Use black text. Black on #EDDED8 has a contrast ratio of 16.04:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EDDED8?
Its complementary colour is #D8E7ED, and analogous partners are #EDD8DC and #EDE9D8.