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#EFD8D3

Bone · very light warm pink

About #EFD8D3

With the hex code #EFD8D3, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 85% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Bone — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3EAEF, a ice blue 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 — 15.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green216
Blue211

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.1
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #EFD8D3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EFD8D3.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EFD8D3.
15.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFD8D3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFD8D3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDDAD3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DFD3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5D5D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFD8D3?

With the hex code #EFD8D3, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 85% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EFD8D3?

Use black text. Black on #EFD8D3 has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFD8D3?

Its complementary colour is #D3EAEF, and analogous partners are #EFD3DC and #EFE6D3.