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#F0EDDD

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #F0EDDD

#F0EDDD is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 93% green and 87% 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 2.5); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DDE0F0 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F0EDDD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.86:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red240
Green237
Blue221

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 2.5
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 4.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.2

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

Text on #F0EDDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F0EDDD.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F0EDDD.
17.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F0EDDD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F0EDDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1ECDC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2EDDD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3EAE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F0EDDD?

#F0EDDD is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 93% green and 87% 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 #F0EDDD?

Use black text. Black on #F0EDDD has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F0EDDD?

Its complementary colour is #DDE0F0, and analogous partners are #F0E4DD and #EAF0DD.