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#EFE7CF

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #EFE7CF

#EFE7CF is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 91% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 2.4); Champagne comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFD7EF — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFE7CF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green231
Blue207

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 2.4
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 3.1
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.2

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

Text on #EFE7CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EFE7CF.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EFE7CF.
17.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFE7CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFE7CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE6CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFE8D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5E3E0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFE7CF?

#EFE7CF is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 91% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFE7CF?

Use black text. Black on #EFE7CF has a contrast ratio of 17.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFE7CF?

Its complementary colour is #CFD7EF, and analogous partners are #EFD7CF and #E7EFCF.