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#EFDCD5

Bone · very light neutral

About #EFDCD5

With the hex code #EFDCD5, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 86% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 6% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 6.6 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D5E8EF, 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 — 15.87:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green220
Blue213

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.6
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 7.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.3

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

Text on #EFDCD5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EFDCD5.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EFDCD5.
15.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFDCD5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFDCD5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DED5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E1D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5D9DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFDCD5?

With the hex code #EFDCD5, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 86% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 6% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #EFDCD5?

Use black text. Black on #EFDCD5 has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFDCD5?

Its complementary colour is #D5E8EF, and analogous partners are #EFD5DB and #EFE9D5.