#EED9CF
Bone · very light warm orange
About #EED9CF
#EED9CF is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 85% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.8); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFE4EE — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EED9CF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.46:1, 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 #EED9CF?
#EED9CF is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 85% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EED9CF?
Use black text. Black on #EED9CF has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EED9CF?
Its complementary colour is #CFE4EE, and analogous partners are #EECFD5 and #EEE9CF.