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#F0EDD5

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #F0EDD5

With the hex code #F0EDD5, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 93% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% 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 2.4 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D5D8F0, 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 — 17.78:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red240
Green237
Blue213

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 2.4
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 2.8
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 5.1

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

Text on #F0EDD5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F0EDD5.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F0EDD5.
17.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F0EDD5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F0EDD5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2EBD4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3EDD6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5E9E6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F0EDD5?

With the hex code #F0EDD5, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 93% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F0EDD5?

Use black text. Black on #F0EDD5 has a contrast ratio of 17.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F0EDD5?

Its complementary colour is #D5D8F0, and analogous partners are #F0E0D5 and #E5F0D5.