#EED9CE
Bone · very light warm orange
About #EED9CE
#EED9CE is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 85% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.5), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEE3EE (ice blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.45:1 (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 #EED9CE?
#EED9CE is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 85% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EED9CE?
Use black text. Black on #EED9CE has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EED9CE?
Its complementary colour is #CEE3EE, and analogous partners are #EECED3 and #EEE9CE.