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#F2EBD5

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #F2EBD5

With the hex code #F2EBD5, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 92% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Eggshell — a ΔE of 1.2 — followed by Champagne. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D5DCF2, 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 — 17.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red242
Green235
Blue213

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 1.2
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 3.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.1

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

Text on #F2EBD5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F2EBD5.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F2EBD5.
17.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2EBD5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2EBD5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F0EAD4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2ECD6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7E7E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2EBD5?

With the hex code #F2EBD5, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 92% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F2EBD5?

Use black text. Black on #F2EBD5 has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2EBD5?

Its complementary colour is #D5DCF2, and analogous partners are #F2DCD5 and #EBF2D5.