#EEDBC9
Bone · very light warm orange
About #EEDBC9
#EEDBC9 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 86% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.0), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C9DCEE (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 — 15.61:1, 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 #EEDBC9?
#EEDBC9 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 86% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EEDBC9?
Use black text. Black on #EEDBC9 has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EEDBC9?
Its complementary colour is #C9DCEE, and analogous partners are #EEC9CA and #EEEEC9.