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#EDEEDF

Eggshell · very light neutral

About #EDEEDF

#EDEEDF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 93% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 3.8); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E0DFEE — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EDEEDF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red237
Green238
Blue223

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.8
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 5.0
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.6

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

Text on #EDEEDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EDEEDF.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EDEEDF.
17.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EDEEDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1ECDE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F1EDDF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFECEA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDEEDF?

#EDEEDF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 93% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #EDEEDF?

Use black text. Black on #EDEEDF has a contrast ratio of 17.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDEEDF?

Its complementary colour is #E0DFEE, and analogous partners are #EEE8DF and #E6EEDF.