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#EFEDDB

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #EFEDDB

#EFEDDB is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 93% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 2.0); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DBDDEF — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFEDDB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.81:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red239
Green237
Blue219

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 2.0
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.4
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 5.3

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

Text on #EFEDDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EFEDDB.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #EFEDDB.
17.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EFEDDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1ECDA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2EDDC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2EAE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFEDDB?

#EFEDDB is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 93% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFEDDB?

Use black text. Black on #EFEDDB has a contrast ratio of 17.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFEDDB?

Its complementary colour is #DBDDEF, and analogous partners are #EFE3DB and #E7EFDB.