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#EEDACE

Bone · very light warm orange

About #EEDACE

#EEDACE 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, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.9); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CEE2EE — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EEDACE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.56:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red238
Green218
Blue206

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.1
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 7.8

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

Text on #EEDACE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EEDACE.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EEDACE.
15.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EEDACE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DBCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4DFCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5D7D7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEDACE?

#EEDACE 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, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EEDACE?

Use black text. Black on #EEDACE has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEDACE?

Its complementary colour is #CEE2EE, and analogous partners are #EECED2 and #EEEACE.