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#F2ECD1

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #F2ECD1

With the hex code #F2ECD1, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 93% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Eggshell — a ΔE of 3.6 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D1D7F2, 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 — 17.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red242
Green236
Blue209

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.6
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 3.7
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 4.0

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

Text on #F2ECD1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F2ECD1.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F2ECD1.
17.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2ECD1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2ECD1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2EACF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F4EDD2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8E8E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2ECD1?

With the hex code #F2ECD1, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 93% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F2ECD1?

Use black text. Black on #F2ECD1 has a contrast ratio of 17.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2ECD1?

Its complementary colour is #D1D7F2, and analogous partners are #F2DBD1 and #E7F2D1.