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#F2EAD5

Eggshell · very light warm orange

About #F2EAD5

#F2EAD5 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 92% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 0.9); Champagne comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5DDF2 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F2EAD5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.51:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red242
Green234
Blue213

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 0.9
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 3.7
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.7

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

Text on #F2EAD5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F2EAD5.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F2EAD5.
17.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2EAD5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2EAD5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFE9D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F1EBD6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7E6E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2EAD5?

#F2EAD5 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 92% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2EAD5?

Use black text. Black on #F2EAD5 has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2EAD5?

Its complementary colour is #D5DDF2, and analogous partners are #F2DBD5 and #EBF2D5.