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#EFD7CF

Bone · very light warm orange

About #EFD7CF

#EFD7CF is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 84% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 7.2), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFE7EF (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 — 15.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red239
Green215
Blue207

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.1
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #EFD7CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EFD7CF.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EFD7CF.
15.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFD7CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFD7CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCD9CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DECF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6D4D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFD7CF?

#EFD7CF is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 84% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFD7CF?

Use black text. Black on #EFD7CF has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFD7CF?

Its complementary colour is #CFE7EF, and analogous partners are #EFCFD7 and #EFE7CF.