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#F4E6D7

Eggshell · very light warm orange

About #F4E6D7

#F4E6D7 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 90% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 3.9); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D7E5F4 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F4E6D7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.15:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red244
Green230
Blue215

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.9
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 4.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.1

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

Text on #F4E6D7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F4E6D7.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F4E6D7.
17.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4E6D7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4E6D7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBE6D6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEE9D7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FAE3E2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4E6D7?

#F4E6D7 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 90% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F4E6D7?

Use black text. Black on #F4E6D7 has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4E6D7?

Its complementary colour is #D7E5F4, and analogous partners are #F4D8D7 and #F4F4D7.