#EDECDB
Eggshell · very light warm yellow
About #EDECDB
#EDECDB is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 93% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 2.5); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DBDCED — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EDECDB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #EDECDB
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EDECDB?
#EDECDB is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 93% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EDECDB?
Use black text. Black on #EDECDB has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EDECDB?
Its complementary colour is #DBDCED, and analogous partners are #EDE3DB and #E5EDDB.