#F4EDDE
Eggshell · very light warm orange
About #F4EDDE
#F4EDDE is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 93% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is virtually identical to Eggshell (ΔE 2.9), with Linen the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DEE5F4 (lavender), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.02:1 (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 #F4EDDE?
#F4EDDE is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 93% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #F4EDDE?
Use black text. Black on #F4EDDE has a contrast ratio of 18.02:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F4EDDE?
Its complementary colour is #DEE5F4, and analogous partners are #F4E2DE and #F0F4DE.