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#EFDCCD

Bone · very light warm orange

About #EFDCCD

#EFDCCD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 86% green and 80% 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 4.2), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDE0EF (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 — 15.79:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green220
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.3
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 6.2

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

Text on #EFDCCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EFDCCD.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EFDCCD.
15.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EFDCCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DDCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E1CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6D8D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFDCCD?

#EFDCCD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 86% green and 80% 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 #EFDCCD?

Use black text. Black on #EFDCCD has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFDCCD?

Its complementary colour is #CDE0EF, and analogous partners are #EFCDCF and #EFEDCD.