#EDEBDC
Eggshell · very light neutral
About #EDEBDC
#EDEBDC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 92% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 3.0); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCDEED — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EDEBDC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.52:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #EDEBDC
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #EDEBDC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EDEBDC?
#EDEBDC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 92% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix 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 #EDEBDC?
Use black text. Black on #EDEBDC has a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EDEBDC?
Its complementary colour is #DCDEED, and analogous partners are #EDE3DC and #E7EDDC.