#EDE9CF
Eggshell · very light warm yellow
About #EDE9CF
#EDE9CF is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 91% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 3.2); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFD3ED — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EDE9CF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.16:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EDE9CF?
#EDE9CF is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 91% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EDE9CF?
Use black text. Black on #EDE9CF has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EDE9CF?
Its complementary colour is #CFD3ED, and analogous partners are #EDDACF and #E2EDCF.