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#EFDBCD

Bone · very light warm orange

About #EFDBCD

With the hex code #EFDBCD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 86% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 4.6 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDE1EF, 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 — 15.68:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red239
Green219
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.6
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 6.8

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

Text on #EFDBCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EFDBCD.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EFDBCD.
15.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EFDBCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DCCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E0CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6D7D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFDBCD?

With the hex code #EFDBCD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 86% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EFDBCD?

Use black text. Black on #EFDBCD has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFDBCD?

Its complementary colour is #CDE1EF, and analogous partners are #EFCDD0 and #EFECCD.