#EEDDC9
Bone · very light warm orange
About #EEDDC9
With the hex code #EEDDC9, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 87% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 3.8 — followed by Champagne. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C9DAEE, a lavender shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.82:1, 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 #EEDDC9?
With the hex code #EEDDC9, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 87% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #EEDDC9?
Use black text. Black on #EEDDC9 has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EEDDC9?
Its complementary colour is #C9DAEE, and analogous partners are #EECBC9 and #EDEEC9.