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#EDEADC

Eggshell · very light neutral

About #EDEADC

#EDEADC is a very light, near-neutral yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 92% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 3.3), with Linen the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DCDFED (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red237
Green234
Blue220

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.3
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 4.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.0

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

Text on #EDEADC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EDEADC.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EDEADC.
17.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EDEADC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE9DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEEADC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0E8E6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Triadic

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDEADC?

#EDEADC is a very light, near-neutral yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 92% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #EDEADC?

Use black text. Black on #EDEADC has a contrast ratio of 17.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDEADC?

Its complementary colour is #DCDFED, and analogous partners are #EDE2DC and #E8EDDC.