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#F0EEDE

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #F0EEDE

#F0EEDE is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 93% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 2.8), with Linen the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DEE0F0 (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red240
Green238
Blue222

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 2.8
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 4.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.0

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

Text on #F0EEDE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F0EEDE.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F0EEDE.
17.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F0EEDE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F0EEDE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1EDDD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2EEDE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3ECE9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F0EEDE?

#F0EEDE is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 93% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F0EEDE?

Use black text. Black on #F0EEDE has a contrast ratio of 17.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F0EEDE?

Its complementary colour is #DEE0F0, and analogous partners are #F0E5DE and #E9F0DE.