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#EFE0CF

Bone · very light warm orange

About #EFE0CF

#EFE0CF is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 88% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 3.4), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFDEEF (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 — 16.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red239
Green224
Blue207

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.6
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 4.7

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

Text on #EFE0CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EFE0CF.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EFE0CF.
16.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFE0CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFE0CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6E0CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9E4CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5DCDB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFE0CF?

#EFE0CF is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 88% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFE0CF?

Use black text. Black on #EFE0CF has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFE0CF?

Its complementary colour is #CFDEEF, and analogous partners are #EFD0CF and #EEEFCF.