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#EED7CD

Bone · very light warm orange

About #EED7CD

#EED7CD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 84% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 6.3), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDE4EE (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 — 15.24:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red238
Green215
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.0
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #EED7CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EED7CD.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EED7CD.
15.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EED7CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EED7CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDD9CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DDCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5D4D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EED7CD?

#EED7CD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 84% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EED7CD?

Use black text. Black on #EED7CD has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EED7CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDE4EE, and analogous partners are #EECDD4 and #EEE8CD.