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#EFDECB

Bone · very light warm orange

About #EFDECB

#EFDECB is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 3.8), with Champagne the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CBDCEF (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 — 15.98:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red239
Green222
Blue203

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.8
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 4.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.7

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

Text on #EFDECB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EFDECB.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EFDECB.
15.98:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EFDECB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4DECA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E2CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6DAD9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFDECB?

#EFDECB is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFDECB?

Use black text. Black on #EFDECB has a contrast ratio of 15.98:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFDECB?

Its complementary colour is #CBDCEF, and analogous partners are #EFCCCB and #EEEFCB.