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#EFDBCE

Bone · very light warm orange

About #EFDBCE

#EFDBCE is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 86% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.8), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEE2EF (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green219
Blue206

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.9
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 7.2

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

Text on #EFDBCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EFDBCE.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EFDBCE.
15.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EFDBCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DCCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E0CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6D7D7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFDBCE?

#EFDBCE is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 86% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFDBCE?

Use black text. Black on #EFDBCE has a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFDBCE?

Its complementary colour is #CEE2EF, and analogous partners are #EFCED2 and #EFEBCE.