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#EDEBD7

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #EDEBD7

With the hex code #EDEBD7, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 92% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% 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 1.5 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D7D9ED, 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 — 17.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red237
Green235
Blue215

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 1.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.1
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 5.9

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

Text on #EDEBD7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EDEBD7.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EDEBD7.
17.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDEBD7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDEBD7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFE9D6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F0EBD8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1E8E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDEBD7?

With the hex code #EDEBD7, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 92% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EDEBD7?

Use black text. Black on #EDEBD7 has a contrast ratio of 17.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDEBD7?

Its complementary colour is #D7D9ED, and analogous partners are #EDE0D7 and #E4EDD7.