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#F0ECD3

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #F0ECD3

With the hex code #F0ECD3, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 93% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% 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 2.7 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3D7F0, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.64:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red240
Green236
Blue211

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 2.7
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 3.2
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 4.6

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

Text on #F0ECD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F0ECD3.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F0ECD3.
17.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F0ECD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F0ECD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1EAD2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3ECD4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5E8E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F0ECD3?

With the hex code #F0ECD3, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 93% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F0ECD3?

Use black text. Black on #F0ECD3 has a contrast ratio of 17.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F0ECD3?

Its complementary colour is #D3D7F0, and analogous partners are #F0DED3 and #E5F0D3.