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#EEDBCD

Bone · very light warm orange

About #EEDBCD

#EEDBCD is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 86% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.2); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDE0EE — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EEDBCD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red238
Green219
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.4
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 6.8

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

Text on #EEDBCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EEDBCD.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EEDBCD.
15.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EEDBCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DCCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E0CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5D7D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEDBCD?

#EEDBCD is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 86% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EEDBCD?

Use black text. Black on #EEDBCD has a contrast ratio of 15.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEDBCD?

Its complementary colour is #CDE0EE, and analogous partners are #EECDD0 and #EEEBCD.