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#F3DED3

Bone · very light warm orange

About #F3DED3

#F3DED3 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 87% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 6.0), with Linen the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D3E8F3 (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 — 16.20:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red243
Green222
Blue211

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.0
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 6.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #F3DED3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #F3DED3.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #F3DED3.
16.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F3DED3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F3DED3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3DFD2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E4D3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FADBDB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F3DED3?

#F3DED3 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 87% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F3DED3?

Use black text. Black on #F3DED3 has a contrast ratio of 16.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F3DED3?

Its complementary colour is #D3E8F3, and analogous partners are #F3D3D8 and #F3EED3.