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#EDEBDB

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #EDEBDB

#EDEBDB is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 92% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 2.5), with Linen the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBDDED (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.51:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red237
Green235
Blue219

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 2.5
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 4.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.5

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

Text on #EDEBDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EDEBDB.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EDEBDB.
17.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EDEBDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEEADA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFEBDB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0E9E6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDEBDB?

#EDEBDB is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 92% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EDEBDB?

Use black text. Black on #EDEBDB has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDEBDB?

Its complementary colour is #DBDDED, and analogous partners are #EDE2DB and #E6EDDB.