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#F4ECD7

Eggshell · very light warm orange

About #F4ECD7

#F4ECD7 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 93% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 1.2); Champagne comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D7DFF4 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F4ECD7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.83:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red244
Green236
Blue215

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 1.2
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 3.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.3

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

Text on #F4ECD7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F4ECD7.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #F4ECD7.
17.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4ECD7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4ECD7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1EBD6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3EDD8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F9E8E6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4ECD7?

#F4ECD7 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 93% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F4ECD7?

Use black text. Black on #F4ECD7 has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4ECD7?

Its complementary colour is #D7DFF4, and analogous partners are #F4DDD7 and #EEF4D7.