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#EDDFCE

Bone · very light warm orange

About #EDDFCE

With the hex code #EDDFCE, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 87% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Bone — a ΔE of 2.9 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEDCED, 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 16.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red237
Green223
Blue206

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 2.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.8

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

Text on #EDDFCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDDFCE.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDDFCE.
16.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EDDFCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4DFCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E2CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3DBDA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDDFCE?

With the hex code #EDDFCE, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 87% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EDDFCE?

Use black text. Black on #EDDFCE has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDDFCE?

Its complementary colour is #CEDCED, and analogous partners are #EDD0CE and #ECEDCE.