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#EDDFCF

Bone · very light warm orange

About #EDDFCF

#EDDFCF 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, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Bone (ΔE 2.9), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFDDED (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.06:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red237
Green223
Blue207

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 2.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.0

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

Text on #EDDFCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDDFCF.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDDFCF.
16.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EDDFCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4DFCE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E2CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3DCDA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDDFCF?

#EDDFCF 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, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EDDFCF?

Use black text. Black on #EDDFCF has a contrast ratio of 16.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDDFCF?

Its complementary colour is #CFDDED, and analogous partners are #EDD0CF and #ECEDCF.