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#F2EDDC

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #F2EDDC

With the hex code #F2EDDC, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 93% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% 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 1.9 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DCE1F2, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.92:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red242
Green237
Blue220

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 1.9
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 4.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.9

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

Text on #F2EDDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F2EDDC.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F2EDDC.
17.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2EDDC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2EDDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1ECDB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2EEDC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6EAE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2EDDC?

With the hex code #F2EDDC, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 93% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F2EDDC?

Use black text. Black on #F2EDDC has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2EDDC?

Its complementary colour is #DCE1F2, and analogous partners are #F2E2DC and #ECF2DC.