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#EFDACF

Bone · very light warm orange

About #EFDACF

#EFDACF is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 85% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.5), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFE4EF (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 — 15.60:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red239
Green218
Blue207

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.7
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 8.1

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

Text on #EFDACF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EFDACF.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EFDACF.
15.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EFDACF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDBCE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E0CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6D7D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFDACF?

#EFDACF is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 85% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFDACF?

Use black text. Black on #EFDACF has a contrast ratio of 15.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFDACF?

Its complementary colour is #CFE4EF, and analogous partners are #EFCFD4 and #EFEACF.