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#EFEBD8

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #EFEBD8

With the hex code #EFEBD8, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 92% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Eggshell — a ΔE of 0.9 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D8DCEF, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green235
Blue216

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 0.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.5
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 5.6

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

Text on #EFEBD8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EFEBD8.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EFEBD8.
17.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFEBD8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFEBD8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFEAD7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F1EBD9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3E8E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFEBD8?

With the hex code #EFEBD8, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 92% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EFEBD8?

Use black text. Black on #EFEBD8 has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFEBD8?

Its complementary colour is #D8DCEF, and analogous partners are #EFDFD8 and #E8EFD8.