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#EEDED0

Bone · very light warm orange

About #EEDED0

#EEDED0 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 87% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 3.6); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D0E0EE — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EEDED0 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red238
Green222
Blue208

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.8

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

Text on #EEDED0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EEDED0.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EEDED0.
15.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEDED0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEDED0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3DFCF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E2D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4DBDA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEDED0?

#EEDED0 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 87% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EEDED0?

Use black text. Black on #EEDED0 has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEDED0?

Its complementary colour is #D0E0EE, and analogous partners are #EED0D1 and #EEEDD0.