#F4E7D5
Eggshell · very light warm orange
About #F4E7D5
#F4E7D5 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 91% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 2.8), with Champagne the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5E2F4 (lavender), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.24:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #F4E7D5?
#F4E7D5 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 91% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #F4E7D5?
Use black text. Black on #F4E7D5 has a contrast ratio of 17.24:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F4E7D5?
Its complementary colour is #D5E2F4, and analogous partners are #F4D8D5 and #F2F4D5.