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#EEDACD

Bone · very light warm orange

About #EEDACD

#EEDACD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 85% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.7), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDE1EE (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 — 15.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red238
Green218
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.7
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 7.4

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

Text on #EEDACD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EEDACD.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EEDACD.
15.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EEDACD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DBCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4DFCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5D6D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEDACD?

#EEDACD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 85% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EEDACD?

Use black text. Black on #EEDACD has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEDACD?

Its complementary colour is #CDE1EE, and analogous partners are #EECDD1 and #EEEBCD.