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#EDE4CE

Eggshell · very light warm orange

About #EDE4CE

#EDE4CE is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 89% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 2.5); Champagne comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CED7ED — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EDE4CE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.59:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red237
Green228
Blue206

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 2.5
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 3.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.2

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

Text on #EDE4CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EDE4CE.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EDE4CE.
16.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDE4CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDE4CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAE3CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECE6CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3E0DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDE4CE?

#EDE4CE is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 89% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EDE4CE?

Use black text. Black on #EDE4CE has a contrast ratio of 16.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDE4CE?

Its complementary colour is #CED7ED, and analogous partners are #EDD5CE and #E6EDCE.