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#EFDDD5

Bone · very light neutral

About #EFDDD5

#EFDDD5 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 87% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 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.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 6.0), with Linen the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5E7EF (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 — 15.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green221
Blue213

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.0
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 6.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.9

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

Text on #EFDDD5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EFDDD5.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EFDDD5.
15.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFDDD5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFDDD5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DED4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E2D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5DADB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFDDD5?

#EFDDD5 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 87% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 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 #EFDDD5?

Use black text. Black on #EFDDD5 has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFDDD5?

Its complementary colour is #D5E7EF, and analogous partners are #EFD5DA and #EFEAD5.