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#EFEACF

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #EFEACF

#EFEACF is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 92% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 3.6); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFD4EF — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFEACF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.34:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green234
Blue207

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.6
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.1
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 4.2

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

Text on #EFEACF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EFEACF.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EFEACF.
17.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EFEACF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F0E8CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F1EAD0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5E6E2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFEACF?

#EFEACF is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 92% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFEACF?

Use black text. Black on #EFEACF has a contrast ratio of 17.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFEACF?

Its complementary colour is #CFD4EF, and analogous partners are #EFDACF and #E4EFCF.