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#EDE8D7

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #EDE8D7

With the hex code #EDE8D7, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 91% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Eggshell — a ΔE of 1.7 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D7DCED, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.12:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red237
Green232
Blue215

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 1.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.9
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 5.2

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

Text on #EDE8D7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EDE8D7.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EDE8D7.
17.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDE8D7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDE8D7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECE7D6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE9D7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1E5E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDE8D7?

With the hex code #EDE8D7, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 91% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EDE8D7?

Use black text. Black on #EDE8D7 has a contrast ratio of 17.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDE8D7?

Its complementary colour is #D7DCED, and analogous partners are #EDDDD7 and #E7EDD7.