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#F0EFDE

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #F0EFDE

#F0EFDE is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 94% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 2.8); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DEDFF0 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F0EFDE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.11:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red240
Green239
Blue222

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 2.8
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.4
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 5.0

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

Text on #F0EFDE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F0EFDE.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F0EFDE.
18.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F0EFDE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F0EFDE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2EEDD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3EFDF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3EDEA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F0EFDE?

#F0EFDE is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 94% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F0EFDE?

Use black text. Black on #F0EFDE has a contrast ratio of 18.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F0EFDE?

Its complementary colour is #DEDFF0, and analogous partners are #F0E6DE and #E8F0DE.