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#F4EBD8

Eggshell · very light warm orange

About #F4EBD8

#F4EBD8 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 92% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 1.4); Champagne comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D8E1F4 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F4EBD8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red244
Green235
Blue216

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 1.4
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 4.3
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 5.1

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

Text on #F4EBD8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F4EBD8.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F4EBD8.
17.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4EBD8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4EBD8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F0EAD7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2EDD9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F9E8E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4EBD8?

#F4EBD8 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 92% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F4EBD8?

Use black text. Black on #F4EBD8 has a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4EBD8?

Its complementary colour is #D8E1F4, and analogous partners are #F4DDD8 and #EFF4D8.