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#EFDCCF

Bone · very light warm orange

About #EFDCCF

With the hex code #EFDCCF, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 86% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% 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 4.5 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFE2EF, 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 — 15.81:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red239
Green220
Blue207

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.9
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 7.0

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

Text on #EFDCCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EFDCCF.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EFDCCF.
15.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EFDCCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DDCE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E1CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5D9D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFDCCF?

With the hex code #EFDCCF, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 86% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EFDCCF?

Use black text. Black on #EFDCCF has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFDCCF?

Its complementary colour is #CFE2EF, and analogous partners are #EFCFD2 and #EFECCF.