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#F2EDD4

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #F2EDD4

#F2EDD4 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 93% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 2.7), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D4D9F2 (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 17.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red242
Green237
Blue212

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 2.7
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 3.0
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 4.3

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

Text on #F2EDD4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F2EDD4.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F2EDD4.
17.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2EDD4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2EDD4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2EBD3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F4EDD5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7E9E6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2EDD4?

#F2EDD4 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 93% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2EDD4?

Use black text. Black on #F2EDD4 has a contrast ratio of 17.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2EDD4?

Its complementary colour is #D4D9F2, and analogous partners are #F2DED4 and #E8F2D4.