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#EFEACE

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #EFEACE

#EFEACE is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 92% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 4.1), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CED3EF (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green234
Blue206

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.1
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.3
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 4.4

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

Text on #EFEACE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EFEACE.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EFEACE.
17.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EFEACE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F0E8CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2EACF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5E6E2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFEACE?

#EFEACE is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 92% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFEACE?

Use black text. Black on #EFEACE has a contrast ratio of 17.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFEACE?

Its complementary colour is #CED3EF, and analogous partners are #EFD9CE and #E4EFCE.